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Title
Documents.
Created
Germany and Austria, 1534-1829.
Language
German; Italian; Latin
Notes
Collected, mounted and bound in one volume during the late 19th or early 20th century.
Binding: late 19th-early 20th century. Red goatskin, gold-tooled, by Grabau.
In German, Italian and Latin.
Record created by Beinecke staff from catalog description by Barbara Shailor.
Provenance
Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss in 1964.
Access and use
Material is open for research.
Summary
A collection of documents bearing the signatures of rulers of Germany and Austria; each is preceded by one or more engravings of the person. Mounted so that both sides of the document are visible. 1) Letter of Ferdinand I (1503-64), emperor of Germany, in Lat.; signed at Prague, 15 Feb. 1534. 2) Letter of Ferdinand II (1578-1637), emperor of Germany, in Ger.; signed at Graz, 1601. 3) Letter of Ferdinand III (1608-57), emperor of Germany, in Ger.; signed at Vienna, 6 Aug. 1651. 4) Letter of Francois I (1708-65), duke of Lorraine, in Lat.; signed at Vienna, 12 March 1759. 5) Letter of Francois II (1768-1835), emperor of Germany and Austria, in It.; signed at Vienna, 7 Jan. 1829. 6) Letter of Rudolph II (1552-1612), emperor of Germany, in Ger.; dated 23 March 1607. 7) Letter of Maria Theresa (1717-80), empress of Austria, in Lat; signed at Vienna, 22 Oct. 1771.
Publications
De Ricci, v. 2, p. 1665, no. 16 (while in S. Bliss's collection; only art. 1 listed).
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 03, 2011
References
Shailor, B. Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 341.
Documents. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Documents. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Manuscripts, Renaissance - Germany.
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