Production of parchment legal deeds in England, 1690–1830

Sean Paul Doherty; Stuart Henderson

doi:10.1093/hisres/htac013

Production of parchment legal deeds in England, 1690–1830

Sean Paul Doherty
, Stuart Henderson

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Abstract

Biomolecular analysis of historical parchment legal documents is providing new insight into their production and use. Successful interpretation of this data is dependent on understanding if the location and date written on the document accurately reflect where the animal from which the parchment was produced was raised and when it died. Our analysis reveals that the location the deed concerns, or that of the stationer through whom it was sold, typically bears no relation to the animal’s origin, but that the date the agreement was signed was probably only a few months after the animal’s death.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	575–585
Journal	Historical Research
Volume	95
Issue number	270
Early online date	06 Jul 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/hisres/htac013
Publication status	Published - Nov 2022
Externally published	Yes

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