Wir Matthias, von Gottes Gnaden erwehlter Römischer Kaiser ... Bekennen offentlich mit diesem Brieff, und thuen kund allermänniglich, dass Uns ... Hainrich, der Jüngere Reuss, von Plauen ... gehorsammist zuerkennen geben ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holy Roman Empire. Emperor (1612-1619 : Matthias)

Contributor:

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, 1557-1619.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

German Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

Law--Germany--Thuringia--Early works to 1800.

Law.

Thuringia (Germany)--History--Sources--Early works to 1800.

Thuringia (Germany).

Germany--Thuringia.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm (4to)

Fingerprint:

rend enc. i-z, l,z, (C) 1613 (Q)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1613]

Notes:

Title from beginning of text.

Text dated at end: Geben in Unserer Stadt Wienn den Neun und Zwaintzigisten Tag des Monaths January, Nach Christi Unsers lieben Herrn, und Seeligmachers Geburt, im Sechzehenhundert dreyzehendten, unserer Reiche, des Römischen, im Ersten des Hungrischen, im Fünfften, und des Behemschen im Andern Jahren.

Signatures: )(⁴.

Without pagination.

Initial.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy is no. 5 in a vol. of 34 ordinances (3 ms. and 31 printed) pertaining to the German principalities of Reuss-Greiz, Reuss-Plauen, and Reuss-Schleiz-Gera, issued between 1613 and 1820.

Penn Libraries copy has ms. contents list on front and back free endpapers; ms. foliation ("73"-"76") of leaves in brown ink.

Purchased for the Penn Libraries in 1967.

Penn Libraries copy bound in marbled paper boards; illegible red paper ms. spine label; all edges stippled red.

Penn Libraries copy has folded paper sheet with bookseller's typescript description of this copy affixed to front pastedown.

Penn Libraries copy: spine damaged.

Cited in:

VD 17 3:632442B

OCLC:

865238112