Charters concerning wine production in Ingelheim-am-Rhein, in Germany, documents on vellum

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1,200 - 1,800 GBP

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Description

3 documents, (i) letters patent of the mayor and council of Ingelheim-am-Rhein, confirming the purchase of the lease of a vineyard at Gau-Algesheim-bei-Welzbach in exchange for another vineyard and its wine rent, 20 April 1387, 13 lines, 96mm. by 278mm., portion of a large seal in green wax including a splayed eagle; (ii) another from the mayor and council of Ingelheim-am-Rhein, confirming that the dean and chapter of the church of Saint Mary in Mainz have purchased leases on four vineyards, a cherry orchard and other properties, specified here in some detail, for a total annual rent of 2 gold marks, 22 April 1433, 23 lines, 172mm. by 260mm., portion of a large seal in green wax including a splayed eagle; and (iii) a confirmation by Jeckel Knoblauch and his wife that they have purchased a 35-year lease on vineyards at Neuhof-bei-Hallgarten from the dean and chapter of the church of Saint Mary in Mainz, for an initial payment of 40 gold marks and a variable annual rent, 25 November 1491, 46 lines, 325mm. by 443mm., flourished opening initial, portion of a large decorative seal in dark green wax; together with 8 later documents on vellum and paper concerned with the wine trade in Germany and France; in a pale brown cloth case

Catalogue Note

From the gastronomic library of Hroar Dege. Ingelheim in Franconia is still a major wine-growing district. The documents describe the location and size of lands in considerable detail. The dean of Saint Mary’s in Mainz, who issued the second charter here, was Hermann Rose von Kirswerden (d.1439), dean 1428-34.