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Senate House Library, University of London

Hamburg, civic ordinances

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 482

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Hamburg, civic ordinances

Date(s): [1600-1625]

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 61 leaves

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Hamburg is Germany's largest port and commercial centre and one of the largest and busiest ports in Europe, with this growth beginning in the medieval period.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Civic ordinances for the city of Hamburg, Germany, comprising 76 articles, with an index, concerning the regulation of civil life.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: German

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

9" x 7"

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Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bound in a Goldsmiths' Library volume lettered 'Der Stadt Hamburgk Berichtsordnung und Statuta' (Hamburg, 1605) (G.L. Cat. 346).

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.