Instituto de Paleografia e Diplomática
Item
Country
PT
Name of institution (English)
Library of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
por
Contact information: postal address
Largo da Porta Férrea, 3004-530 Coimbra
Contact information: phone number
00351 239 247 180 (extension: 220 000)
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
biletras@gmail.com
Reference number
FLUC-IPD
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Institute of Paleography and Diplomatics
Title (official language of the state)
Instituto de Paleografia e Diplomática
Language of title
spa
Creator / accumulator
Instituto de Paleografia e Diplomática
Date note
12th century/19th century
Language(s)
lat
por
Extent
c. 90 documents
Type of material
Textual Material
Physical condition
Satisfactory
Scope and content
The Instituto de Paleografia e Diplomática collection gathers documents in parchment and paper of different typologies and provenances, part of them dated from the Medieval era. One of these documents records King Afonso V's confirmation, on 31 January 1443, of the donation of the Jewish synagogue of Monchique, in Porto, by King João I to Gil Vaz da Cunha, on 2 May 1410. The building was donated to Vaz da Cunha to build a house for his residence. The previous reference of this document was IPD, Pasta 1, doc. 9.
The Instituto de Paleografia e Diplomática also had a picture library comprising photocopies of documents owned by other institutions. Among them, there is a copy of the "Tombo de Celanova", whose original is part of the collection of the Archivo Histórico Nacional in Madrid (ES.28079.AHN/3.1.4.3.58). It contains the oldest known reference to Jews in the Portuguese territory, namely a mention of the ownership of rural properties in Coimbra's outskirts in the 10th century. The Instituto's picture library also comprises a copy of the "Censual do Bispo de Coimbra", which also includes references to the Jewish community of Coimbra. Both copies are stored in boxes whose records are still untreated and non-catalogued.
We would like to thank Professor Luísa Trindade and Professor Saul Gomes for the information they gave us on this collection.
The Instituto de Paleografia e Diplomática also had a picture library comprising photocopies of documents owned by other institutions. Among them, there is a copy of the "Tombo de Celanova", whose original is part of the collection of the Archivo Histórico Nacional in Madrid (ES.28079.AHN/3.1.4.3.58). It contains the oldest known reference to Jews in the Portuguese territory, namely a mention of the ownership of rural properties in Coimbra's outskirts in the 10th century. The Instituto's picture library also comprises a copy of the "Censual do Bispo de Coimbra", which also includes references to the Jewish community of Coimbra. Both copies are stored in boxes whose records are still untreated and non-catalogued.
We would like to thank Professor Luísa Trindade and Professor Saul Gomes for the information they gave us on this collection.
Archival history
The Instituto de Paleografia e Diplomática collection was originally composed of 25 parchments acquired in 1948 and 1949 by the former Instituto de Estudos Históricos of the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra (Institute of Historical Studies of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra), through its director, Professor Torquato de Sousa Soares. Later, another five parchments were donated to the institute. In 1991, Professor Isaías da Rosa Pereira donated 60 documents from his personal collection. In 2003, these documents were transcribed by Palaeography students of the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra. At present, the Instituto de Paleografia e Diplomática's records are part of the collection of the Faculdade de Letras Library.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Instituto de Paleografia e Diplomática was separated from the Instituto de Estudos Históricos António de Vasconcelos in 1974, by the initiative of Professor Cónego Avelino Jesus da Costa, who directed it until 1978. The institute aimed to promote the training and research in Palaeography and Diplomatics and to provide students with original documents and copies.
Access points: locations
Access points: subject terms
Access points: document types
Access, restrictions
Access to the records requires the permission of the directions of the Library and the Faculdade de Letras.
Finding aids
Existence and location of originals
Tombo de Celanova: Archivo Historico Nacional (Madrid), Clero secular y regular, Monasterio de San Salvador de Celanova. Benedictinos, ES.28079.AHN/3.1.4.3.58
Author of the description
Carla Vieira, 2021
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