Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1574

Name:

August, Elector of Saxony, 1526-1586; Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Timespan:

16th century

Date:

1574

Description:

Signed letter by August, Elector of Saxony (Kurfürst von Sachsen), without name of addressee (greeting: Wolgeborner lieber besonder), asking for lead replicas of coins, for his collection.

Language:

German

Provenance:

Sold by Hellmut Meyer & Ernst (Berlin), 1957.

Subject:

Coins -- Collectors and collecting

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, German; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf)

Geographic Subject:

Saxony (Germany) -- History -- 16th century -- Sources

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

August, Elector of Saxony, made significant contributions to the Dresden court's coin cabinet (Münzkabinett), which was begun by Georg, Duke of Saxony (1471-1539). The collection is today part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections).; In German.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Misc Mss Box 1 Folder 34

Collection:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts