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Zürich, Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum, LM 24097 : Letter of Protection
This parchment contains a rare example of a letter of protection. The numerous folds indicate that the sheet was folded into a very small format in order to be easily carried. The letter promises protection against enemies, assistance from friends and gratification of desires. Red crosses and initials structure the Latin and German text, which contains a mixture of Christian and magical content ma…
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Subject
- Medieval (European)
- reading culture
- Reading culture (medieval)
- Middle Ages
- Reading culture
Date
- 1300-1399
- 1300/1399
Medium
- parchment
- Parchment
Subject
- Medieval (European)
- reading culture
- Reading culture (medieval)
- Middle Ages
- Reading culture
Date
- 1300-1399
- 1300/1399
Medium
- parchment
- Parchment
Providing institution
- Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Creation date
- 14th century
- 13XX
- 1300/1399
- 14th century
Current location
- Zürich
Identifier
- LM 24097
- http://www.manuscriptorium.com/object/CHSNZ_LM_24097____1IESVL4
Extent
- 20.6 x 15.5 cm
Format
- codex
- Codex
Language
- deu
- deu
Is part of
- Art of Reading in the Middle Ages: previously digitised item
Is referenced by
- Mohlberg Leo Cunibert, Katalog der Handschriften der Zentralbibliothek Zürich I, Mittelalterliche Handschriften, Zürich 1952, S. 300. (https://www.e-codices.ch/xml/tei_published/snm-LM024097.xml).
Providing country
- Czech Republic
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-06-01T10:48:37.209Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-06-10T11:28:07.931Z