German Writs and Proclaimations
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mmcnealyI know its been a while since I posted a research post, but this week I got an email asking for information or links to German or Swiss land grants, writs, etc. and I thought that should post it here in case other people were in search of the same thing!
Original Documents:
The Amorial image from the Grant of arms to Hans, Sebastian and Georg von Aachen.
Deed to Daniel Braumann, Incipit: Wir Burgermeister Schoffen und Rath der Statt Francffurt
Deed by Peter Semler and Katherena Offenbach, with autograph subscription by the latter
Tax Proclamation
Deed by Clas Stritter of Gemunde, transferring property to Hanns Haernig of Gemunde
Formular Books
Here are some texts on the topics, first up are two formular books, which give the proper format for various types of letters and documents.
Formular allerlei Schrifften, Instrumenten, und Brieffe, So in hohen Cantzleyen der Keyser, Fürsten und Herren Höfe, Auch anderer Stände und Stätt, Schreibereyen und Consistorien gefertigt und gestellet werden, Zu sampt den gebür und gewönlichen Titel Formen, Einem jeden seiner Geburt, Ampts, Stadt, und wesens, rechtmessig Titel, Ehrwort und Ehrerbietung, zustellen und zugeben ..., Franckfurt am Meyn 1575 [VD16 F 1885]
A scribal formula book, just in case you ever wanted to write a formal letter to a Nurnberg Burgher, you could look up the proper form of address for them.
The opening pages has a nice picture of a scribal shop with scribes at work at their desks.
Fruck, Ludwig: Rhetoric und Teutsch Formular in allen Gerichts Händlen, Franckfurt a. M. 1530 [VD16 F 3149]
A forumla book for notaries and scribes, Frankfurt am Main, 1530. The frontispiece has a really great little picture of various scribal tools, including a pen case and inkwell, pens and a pen knife, ruler, string, scissors, packets of something and what looks like a large toothed comb (perhaps used for making lines on paper?), not really sure what the various lumps and other things are.
Scribal Pattern Books
Here are several scribal pattern books for help with the proper scripts to use.
Scribal pattern book of Gregorius Bock, MS 439. Swabia, ca. 1510-1517
Go here: http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/digitallibrary/ Search for MS 439, chose Scribal pattern book. There is, unfortunately, no direct link to the manuscript
Here is the descriptive catalog entry for the manuscript. This includes which scripts are used on which pages, this information is not included in the manuscript. The scripts run from basic book hands, bastards, decorative capitals, color work, its really quite inspiring!
Late Gothic Pattern Book, more cool calligraphy and illumination sample book Urach um 1494 Very, very pretty!
Libro di M. Giovambattista Palatino cittadino romano : nelqual s'insegna à scriuer ogni sorte lettera, antica & moderna, di qualun que natione, con le sue regole, & misure, & essempi : et con vn breve et vtil discorso de le cifre (1550)
An Italian book from 1545, with a lovely selection of hands, the German hands are on p. 63.
Original Documents:
The Amorial image from the Grant of arms to Hans, Sebastian and Georg von Aachen.
Deed to Daniel Braumann, Incipit: Wir Burgermeister Schoffen und Rath der Statt Francffurt
Deed by Peter Semler and Katherena Offenbach, with autograph subscription by the latter
Tax Proclamation
Deed by Clas Stritter of Gemunde, transferring property to Hanns Haernig of Gemunde
Formular Books
Here are some texts on the topics, first up are two formular books, which give the proper format for various types of letters and documents.
Formular allerlei Schrifften, Instrumenten, und Brieffe, So in hohen Cantzleyen der Keyser, Fürsten und Herren Höfe, Auch anderer Stände und Stätt, Schreibereyen und Consistorien gefertigt und gestellet werden, Zu sampt den gebür und gewönlichen Titel Formen, Einem jeden seiner Geburt, Ampts, Stadt, und wesens, rechtmessig Titel, Ehrwort und Ehrerbietung, zustellen und zugeben ..., Franckfurt am Meyn 1575 [VD16 F 1885]
A scribal formula book, just in case you ever wanted to write a formal letter to a Nurnberg Burgher, you could look up the proper form of address for them.
The opening pages has a nice picture of a scribal shop with scribes at work at their desks.
Fruck, Ludwig: Rhetoric und Teutsch Formular in allen Gerichts Händlen, Franckfurt a. M. 1530 [VD16 F 3149]
A forumla book for notaries and scribes, Frankfurt am Main, 1530. The frontispiece has a really great little picture of various scribal tools, including a pen case and inkwell, pens and a pen knife, ruler, string, scissors, packets of something and what looks like a large toothed comb (perhaps used for making lines on paper?), not really sure what the various lumps and other things are.
Scribal Pattern Books
Here are several scribal pattern books for help with the proper scripts to use.
Scribal pattern book of Gregorius Bock, MS 439. Swabia, ca. 1510-1517
Go here: http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/digitallibrary/ Search for MS 439, chose Scribal pattern book. There is, unfortunately, no direct link to the manuscript
Here is the descriptive catalog entry for the manuscript. This includes which scripts are used on which pages, this information is not included in the manuscript. The scripts run from basic book hands, bastards, decorative capitals, color work, its really quite inspiring!
Late Gothic Pattern Book, more cool calligraphy and illumination sample book Urach um 1494 Very, very pretty!
Libro di M. Giovambattista Palatino cittadino romano : nelqual s'insegna à scriuer ogni sorte lettera, antica & moderna, di qualun que natione, con le sue regole, & misure, & essempi : et con vn breve et vtil discorso de le cifre (1550)
An Italian book from 1545, with a lovely selection of hands, the German hands are on p. 63.
