Patent of nobility for Johan, Adolf and Frederick von Brühl.
manuscript on vellum. (Berlin: 16 April 1738). Folio (350 x 243 mm). 14 leaves (+ i blank). 17 lines written in a dark brown ink in an ornate gothic bookhand, opening leaf with an elaborate penwork border, the upper half with densely drawn scrollwork that interlocks with intermittent flower buds, each additional leaf with an repeated penwork border of scrolling acanthus in free-form loops that create geometric patterns, many in-text penwork flourishes. f.13r signed “Carl” of Charles VI and the scribe notary E.F.F von Glandorff. In contemporary crimson velvet. Condition: two holes in the hinges of the leaves where the cord and seal of Charles VI would have appeared, slightly thumbsoiled, some darkening to vellum; spine rubbed and velvet binding faded at edges. a fine example of german 18th century penmanship by von glandorff. The three brothers von Brühl were sons of Heinrich von Brühl, who had been ennobled the previous year, and who became Minister of Saxony under King August.
Patent of nobility for Johan, Adolf and Frederick von Brühl.
manuscript on vellum. (Berlin: 16 April 1738). Folio (350 x 243 mm). 14 leaves (+ i blank). 17 lines written in a dark brown ink in an ornate gothic bookhand, opening leaf with an elaborate penwork border, the upper half with densely drawn scrollwork that interlocks with intermittent flower buds, each additional leaf with an repeated penwork border of scrolling acanthus in free-form loops that create geometric patterns, many in-text penwork flourishes. f.13r signed “Carl” of Charles VI and the scribe notary E.F.F von Glandorff. In contemporary crimson velvet. Condition: two holes in the hinges of the leaves where the cord and seal of Charles VI would have appeared, slightly thumbsoiled, some darkening to vellum; spine rubbed and velvet binding faded at edges. a fine example of german 18th century penmanship by von glandorff. The three brothers von Brühl were sons of Heinrich von Brühl, who had been ennobled the previous year, and who became Minister of Saxony under King August.
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