France - Document - Acte ecclésiastique imprimé avec annotations manuscrites - 1620

Old official document printed on handmade paper, dated 1620, corresponding to an ecclesiastical administrative act, enriched with numerous contemporary handwritten annotations and authenticated by official seals.

The act is authenticated by a legible institutional seal
"S. Ambrosii de Sparavallo," clearly identifying the issuing or validating ecclesiastical authority.
This identification gives the document a precise institutional anchoring, enhancing its historical interest and collectible value.

The document is presented as a large in-folio sheet (equivalent to double A3), folded in two, typical of administrative acts from the early 17th century. The text is entirely written in Latin, composed in period typography, with a structured and regular layout, organized into columns.

The content consists of a nominative list containing Latinized names (such as Bartholomei, Clementis, Stephani, etc.), indicating an official register, probably related to nominations, validations, inscriptions, or attestations within a church or similar institution.
The explicit mention of Saint Ambroise (S. Ambrosius) confirms the religious and institutional anchoring of the document.

Several handwritten annotations from the period, made with brown ink now oxidized, complement and validate the printed text. These handwritten additions, consistent in paleographic terms, give the document a unique character, clearly distinguishing it from a simple standard print.

The act is authenticated by the presence of official seals, accompanied by visible red traces beneath them, compatible with an ancient validation process, possibly based on wax or colored material from the period. This element reinforces the official status, administrative function, and institutional authenticity of the document.

The manuscript dating '1620' is fully consistent with all observable characteristics: typography, laid paper, nature of annotations, seals, and validation process. No element suggests a modern reproduction or a facsimile.


Technical specifications

Nature: Old printed document with handwritten annotations.

Support: laid paper

Language: Latin.

Dating: 1620

Format: In-folio (double sheet folded)

Authentication: Official seals with visible red residues.

Signatures: Handwritten administrative signatures (not attributed to an identifiable author).


Condition:

Good general condition considering age:

central origin visible

Wear and patina consistent with more than four centuries of existence.

Healthy paper, without major tears or missing parts.

Stable handwritten inks.

Presence of a pencil annotation on the back of the document (visible in the last photo).



Important note:

This document is presented as an authentic old administrative act, not as a literary manuscript or artistic work. Its significance lies in its antiquity, its unique physical nature, its institutional character, as well as in the combination of an old print, contemporary handwritten annotations, and seals with traces of colored validation.


Interest for collectors

Collectors of old ecclesiastical and administrative documents

Enthusiasts of paleography and institutional history.

Specialized bibliophiles of the 17th century.

Institutions, historians, private archives.