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Guild Book Soap Makers Sachsen-Weimar Thuringia Manuscript Guild 1588-1654
USD 2486.04
1588-1654. German handwriting on paper. Contemporary. flexible parchment cover with 4 leather ties. Fol. [32.5 x 20.5 cm] 130 nn. Bll. (including 55 written pages) - The manuscript is divided into different parts, which are distributed throughout the entire book. In between there are numerous blank pages. - At the beginning, the manuscript contains a list of the soap boiler masters of the time, sorted by town (Weimar, Altenburg, Saalfeld, Jena, Rotha (Roda?), Kahla, Bürgel, Eisenberg, Rastenberg (no master registered), Ronneburg, Schmölln, Lucka, Orlamünde, Dornburg, Camburg, Sulza). The cities of Weimar, Altenburg, Jena and Saalfeld have the most master soap makers, whereas for some other towns only 1 or a few masters are recorded. Further back there is a section: "The names of the mast.
