Pretty degreeYou would contemplate this pretty document,dating from 1551, is a constitution issued by a duke or a royal court. However, and it is a university diploma from the University of Aix. It was handed out by the chancellor to a student (a monk). How times have changed: it is a giant leap from this colourful piece of parchment to the printed piece of paper handed out by universities today.
Pics: Aix en Provence,Bibliothèque municipale, MS 752 (dated 1551).
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