Divers - Acte notarié manuscrit en français ancien. - 1604

France – Handwritten notarial act in old French.
Real estate transaction, civil obligations, and warranty clauses. 24cm x 20cm.
Year 1604 – Beginning of the 17th century
Complete manuscript on several pages.
Important original notarial manuscript written in Old French, dating from the year 1604, corresponding to a complete civil legal act, established under the Ancien Régime.
The document is written on several sheets of laid paper, entirely handwritten in brown ink, and features a long, continuous structure, characteristic of notarial acts from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
This is a notarial practice document, drafted by a public officer, intended to definitively establish the rights, obligations, and guarantees among several parties.
The text concerns a real estate transaction accompanied by civil obligations, including in particular:
Precise designation of the contracting parties.
Description of a property (house, dependencies, boundaries), clauses of sale, agreements or regulations, financial obligations and reciprocal commitments, warranty clauses, waivers, and perpetual validity, confirmation of the deed before witnesses and a competent officer.
Legal phrasing, legal repetitions, and long sentences are typical of the notarial French of the Ancien Régime, prior to modern standardization.
Old French language (early 17th century)
Fluid and confident notarial cursive handwriting.
Professional, regular, and trained.
Numerous legal abbreviations and stereotyped phrases, presence of handwritten signatures and initials at the end of the act.
Support for old handmade paper.
Several handwritten pages (long and structured document)
Double-sided, irregular margins, old trimming, traces of folds, old stains, and natural oxidation.
Minor marginal flaws without affecting readability, complete set, stable and unrestored, the patina is uniform and consistent with old preservation in private archives.
The date 1604 is explicitly mentioned in the text. Paleography, language, and support confirm a secure dating to the very beginning of the 17th century, during the height of the French Ancien Régime.
This manuscript presents a strong interest for
French notarial archive collectors, enthusiasts of ancient legal manuscripts, and historians of law and property.
Bibliophiles and decorators sensitive to the aesthetic of old writing.
Old state consistent with age, normal wear and tear for a 1604 document, legible text throughout, signatures well preserved, no structural damage.
Photos are an integral part of the description.
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