Description:
Archbishop of Magdeburg, Document, 20 December 1462. Single leaf of parchment written in brown ink, preserved with the archbishop's seal, a lease from the archbishop to Clawsen Welmersdorff, a citizen of the town of Jueteborg for land at Rorbecke, noting the quantity of rye, oats, and barley that will be produced by the land; housed in a custom box, ex libris Count Carl Gustaf Bloomfield Eric von Rosen (1879-1948) with his bookplate, and that of Brian Douglas Stilwell, the document 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in., the seal 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
Estimate $300-500
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