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131. Charter (deed of ownership), issued by Alexandru cel Bun, voivode of Moldavia, in the twelfth year of his reign, Suceava, February 19, 6920 (1412), museum piece, collector's item
Starting price
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 3.000
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Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 31.000
Session
Tue, 19 July 2022 19:00
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"† By the grace of God, we, Alecsandru, ruler of Moldavia
We make it known, by this letter, to all who will see or hear it, that this true Roman deacon, son (of Stanislav) of Neamt, served before our forefathers in faith and serves us now with great devotion. Therefore, we, seeing his right and faithful service to us, we have given him in our country, Moldova, (two villages) on Tazlăul Sărat, namely Doleștii and Leontinești. This be unto him, with all the proceeds, for ever and ever, and unto his children, and unto his brother (Tudor), and unto his children, and unto their first descendants, and unto their grandchildren, and unto their great-grandchildren, and unto their great-great-grandchildren, for ever and ever.
And the boundary (of these villages) shall be from Ardeoa, from Tazlău, from the water, through the midst of the aspens, at the edge of the aspens, a cellar, from the cellar straight to the top of the hill, a mound, then, on the hill, (at a) pear tree, a mound, from that mound, over the brook, on another hill, a mound, from that mound, on the hill, where it meets Cirță Stan's boundary, a mound, thence to Borzea's boundary, a mound, thence straight to the brook, to the bank, a mound, then, down the brook, from Ignat straight across the field, below Cridă, (at) the mouth of the brook, then, up the brook, at the top of the hill down to the old cellar. This shall be its boundary.
And this is the belief of our lordship, of the aforementioned
Alecsandru, and the belief of our children, and the belief of our nobles: the belief of Pan Stanislav Rotompan, the belief of Pan Mihăilaș, the belief of Pan Oană Vornic of Suceava, the belief of Pan Vlad from Siret and his brother, Pan Crîstea Paharnic, and the belief of Pan Giurgiu from Frătăuți, and the belief of Pan Jiumetate Ion, the belief of Pan Vlad Vornic, the belief of Pan Negru Vornic, the belief of Pan Șandrișor, the belief of Pan Bratul Straovici, the belief of Pan Vilcea, the belief of Pan Spenea, the belief of Pan Iugșa, the belief of Pan Iliaș, the belief of Pan Procelnic Stoian, the belief of Pan Stan Bîrli(ci), the belief of Pan Domoncuș Stolnic, the belief of Pan Olexa, the belief of Pan Stan Treasurer, the belief of Pan Ureacle Petru and the belief of all our Moldovan boyars.
And after our passing, whoever shall be lord in our land, or of our children, or of our brethren, or of our kindred, let them not remove our gift and our decision, given to them for rightful and faithful allegiance.
For their strengthening, we have commanded our faithful Bratei Logothete to write and affix our seal to this letter of ours.
At Suceava, in the year 6920 (1412), February, 19th."
On the back of the document "are written the boundaries of the villages for the easier orientation of the owner, as it was done in the past, in order not to be broken in all its extent, avoiding spoilage." (Ştefan Grigore Berechet)
So far only one hrisov and two urics are known in public collections in Romania, kept at the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest and at the Bucovina Museum Complex in Suceava.
Dimensions
width 28.5 cm, height 43 cm, custom 43 Ã 28.5 cm
Description
iron gall ink on vellum
Research information
Ètefan Grigore Berechet publishes "Un act de danie de la Alexandru cel Bun din 1412" in "Revista IstoricÄ", year 22, no. 4-6, April-June 1936, p.142-145.; "Ãntregiri - buletinul Institutului de Istoria Vechiului Drept Românesc", IaÈi, 1938, p. 245; "Documenta Romaniae Historica", volume I, Bucharest, 1975, pp. 45-47. A translation from February 4, 1799 by Captain Ionita Stamate is preserved at the National Archives in Iasi, CLXIV/2. A translation of July 9, 1804 by polkovnik Pavel Debrici is preserved at the Romanian Academy Library, DCXXXIV/1. A copy of the original and another of a translation from 1804, made by Ètefan Nicolaescu, are preserved at the National Archives in Bucharest, ms. no. 1252 (Private copies). A translation of the decision in a document with summaries of all the acts concerning the villages mentioned in the Charter, from the first half of the 19th century is preserved at the Library of the Romanian Academy, MDLXXIV/32 (no. 1). A photograph after the "Ãntregiri - buletinul Institutului de Istoria Vechiului Drept Românesc" is kept at the Institute of History and Archaeology" A.D. Xenopol", IaÈi, Photographs, II/203.
PROVENANCE
The charter has always been in private ownership, currently belonging to a collector from Iasi, who acquired it by notarial succession, according to the notarized certificate of inheritance. Prior to this, starting in 1970, the document was in the collection of Professor I.A. from Iasi, a book collector, one of the initiators of the Museum of Literature in Iasi, as well as initiator of other museums and memorial houses in Iasi. Before 1970, the document was kept in the collection of a Romanian general, A.I., a combatant in the Second World War, decorated with the Order "Star of Romania" in the rank of officer, the Order "Crown of Romania" in the rank of Commander, the Order "Star of Romania" with swords, in the rank of Grand Officer, with the ribbon of "Military Virtue". He, in turn, inherited the document as part of the family archive from his parents. Thus, in the 1930s, the original document remained in the property of Lieutenant Constantin FÄiniÈÄ of the 14th Romanian Regiment, on which occasion he presented it to the Institute of History of Old Romanian Law (whose leader, Ètefan Grigore Berechet, full Professor of the Department of the History of Old Romanian Law at the University of Iasi, was his teacher in the 1930s - as can be seen from his article titled "An Act of 1412"), who analysed it and made a photographic reproduction (another photographic reproduction was also obtained by Prof. Mihai Costachescu, a historian and collector of Slavonic parchments). The so-called Institute for the History of Old Romanian Law, rather an academic framework for medieval Romanian historical research, organized in Iasi by Professor Berechet, had a temporary existence, but managed to communicate publicly the document thus discovered in the sole issue of the Institute's journal, âÃntregiri", no. 1/1938. The same article published by Prof. Ètefan Grigore Berechet also provides some information about the owner Lieutenant FainiÈa, presenting him as a relative of Costachi A., as well as a description of the document in its materiality: "damaged at the middle folds, measuring 42x28 cm, the seal is missing [...] shown to us with two translations: one of 1804, June 9, made by Polkovnik Paul Dobrii of the Metropolitanate". In the 1980s, the document underwent a conservative restoration, probably carried out unofficially, by professional restorers of the Iasi Museum of Literature.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Detalii
"† By the grace of God, we, Alecsandru, ruler of Moldavia
We make it known, by this letter, to all who will see or hear it, that this true Roman deacon, son (of Stanislav) of Neamt, served before our forefathers in faith and serves us now with great devotion. Therefore, we, seeing his right and faithful service to us, we have given him in our country, Moldova, (two villages) on Tazlăul Sărat, namely Doleștii and Leontinești. This be unto him, with all the proceeds, for ever and ever, and unto his children, and unto his brother (Tudor), and unto his children, and unto their first descendants, and unto their grandchildren, and unto their great-grandchildren, and unto their great-great-grandchildren, for ever and ever.
And the boundary (of these villages) shall be from Ardeoa, from Tazlău, from the water, through the midst of the aspens, at the edge of the aspens, a cellar, from the cellar straight to the top of the hill, a mound, then, on the hill, (at a) pear tree, a mound, from that mound, over the brook, on another hill, a mound, from that mound, on the hill, where it meets Cirță Stan's boundary, a mound, thence to Borzea's boundary, a mound, thence straight to the brook, to the bank, a mound, then, down the brook, from Ignat straight across the field, below Cridă, (at) the mouth of the brook, then, up the brook, at the top of the hill down to the old cellar. This shall be its boundary.
And this is the belief of our lordship, of the aforementioned
Alecsandru, and the belief of our children, and the belief of our nobles: the belief of Pan Stanislav Rotompan, the belief of Pan Mihăilaș, the belief of Pan Oană Vornic of Suceava, the belief of Pan Vlad from Siret and his brother, Pan Crîstea Paharnic, and the belief of Pan Giurgiu from Frătăuți, and the belief of Pan Jiumetate Ion, the belief of Pan Vlad Vornic, the belief of Pan Negru Vornic, the belief of Pan Șandrișor, the belief of Pan Bratul Straovici, the belief of Pan Vilcea, the belief of Pan Spenea, the belief of Pan Iugșa, the belief of Pan Iliaș, the belief of Pan Procelnic Stoian, the belief of Pan Stan Bîrli(ci), the belief of Pan Domoncuș Stolnic, the belief of Pan Olexa, the belief of Pan Stan Treasurer, the belief of Pan Ureacle Petru and the belief of all our Moldovan boyars.
And after our passing, whoever shall be lord in our land, or of our children, or of our brethren, or of our kindred, let them not remove our gift and our decision, given to them for rightful and faithful allegiance.
For their strengthening, we have commanded our faithful Bratei Logothete to write and affix our seal to this letter of ours.
At Suceava, in the year 6920 (1412), February, 19th."
On the back of the document "are written the boundaries of the villages for the easier orientation of the owner, as it was done in the past, in order not to be broken in all its extent, avoiding spoilage." (Ştefan Grigore Berechet)
So far only one hrisov and two urics are known in public collections in Romania, kept at the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest and at the Bucovina Museum Complex in Suceava.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Dimensions
width 28.5 cm, height 43 cm, custom 43 Ã 28.5 cm
Description
iron gall ink on vellum
Research information
Ètefan Grigore Berechet publishes "Un act de danie de la Alexandru cel Bun din 1412" in "Revista IstoricÄ", year 22, no. 4-6, April-June 1936, p.142-145.; "Ãntregiri - buletinul Institutului de Istoria Vechiului Drept Românesc", IaÈi, 1938, p. 245; "Documenta Romaniae Historica", volume I, Bucharest, 1975, pp. 45-47. A translation from February 4, 1799 by Captain Ionita Stamate is preserved at the National Archives in Iasi, CLXIV/2. A translation of July 9, 1804 by polkovnik Pavel Debrici is preserved at the Romanian Academy Library, DCXXXIV/1. A copy of the original and another of a translation from 1804, made by Ètefan Nicolaescu, are preserved at the National Archives in Bucharest, ms. no. 1252 (Private copies). A translation of the decision in a document with summaries of all the acts concerning the villages mentioned in the Charter, from the first half of the 19th century is preserved at the Library of the Romanian Academy, MDLXXIV/32 (no. 1). A photograph after the "Ãntregiri - buletinul Institutului de Istoria Vechiului Drept Românesc" is kept at the Institute of History and Archaeology" A.D. Xenopol", IaÈi, Photographs, II/203.
PROVENANCE
The charter has always been in private ownership, currently belonging to a collector from Iasi, who acquired it by notarial succession, according to the notarized certificate of inheritance. Prior to this, starting in 1970, the document was in the collection of Professor I.A. from Iasi, a book collector, one of the initiators of the Museum of Literature in Iasi, as well as initiator of other museums and memorial houses in Iasi. Before 1970, the document was kept in the collection of a Romanian general, A.I., a combatant in the Second World War, decorated with the Order "Star of Romania" in the rank of officer, the Order "Crown of Romania" in the rank of Commander, the Order "Star of Romania" with swords, in the rank of Grand Officer, with the ribbon of "Military Virtue". He, in turn, inherited the document as part of the family archive from his parents. Thus, in the 1930s, the original document remained in the property of Lieutenant Constantin FÄiniÈÄ of the 14th Romanian Regiment, on which occasion he presented it to the Institute of History of Old Romanian Law (whose leader, Ètefan Grigore Berechet, full Professor of the Department of the History of Old Romanian Law at the University of Iasi, was his teacher in the 1930s - as can be seen from his article titled "An Act of 1412"), who analysed it and made a photographic reproduction (another photographic reproduction was also obtained by Prof. Mihai Costachescu, a historian and collector of Slavonic parchments). The so-called Institute for the History of Old Romanian Law, rather an academic framework for medieval Romanian historical research, organized in Iasi by Professor Berechet, had a temporary existence, but managed to communicate publicly the document thus discovered in the sole issue of the Institute's journal, âÃntregiri", no. 1/1938. The same article published by Prof. Ètefan Grigore Berechet also provides some information about the owner Lieutenant FainiÈa, presenting him as a relative of Costachi A., as well as a description of the document in its materiality: "damaged at the middle folds, measuring 42x28 cm, the seal is missing [...] shown to us with two translations: one of 1804, June 9, made by Polkovnik Paul Dobrii of the Metropolitanate". In the 1980s, the document underwent a conservative restoration, probably carried out unofficially, by professional restorers of the Iasi Museum of Literature.
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