120 - Bavaria

Bavaria Markleugast Church Accounts. German manuscript on handmade paper with the watermark “Marktleugast,” 1798–1799. 60 folio leaves (35.5 x 12 cm). Contemporary half-leather binding with a mounted handwritten title page and remnants of binding ribbons (stained; front cover with a few wormholes). Account of St. Bartholomew and St. Martin, under the Most Praiseworthy Government of His Most Reverend Highness, and His Excellency Christoph Granz, Bishop of Bamberg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, submitted by the then stewards Johann Hahn and Johann Schramm of Markleugast. - Records, among other things, income from the Rabenstein fief, wages, interest, sold and inherited properties, as well as expenditures for capital loans, “the pastor’s anniversary,” church offices, musicians, and schoolmasters. - Includes personal names and references to the following locations: Hinterrehberg, Seubetenreuth, Wallenfels, Schallerhof, Enchenreuth, Kupferberg, Förstenreuth, Hohenberg, Ziegenburg, Bischofsmühl, Presseck, etc. - 1 page with the (presumably?) added note “Calculated by J. Helmsauer.” - The last page is countersigned in 1798 by District Administrator Ferdinand Christoph von Künsberg (1733–1799) in Marienweiher, among others, and in 1800 by Panzer in Bamberg. - “Bibliothek Thaller” stamp, address stamp of the Ernst Thaller Construction and Furniture Workshop in Leidling, and an ex-libris stamp by Erika Schug, née Thaller, on both inner covers. - A continuous wormhole along the lower edge; otherwise, generally well preserved. German manuscript on handmade paper with a watermark. Contemporary half-vellum binding with mounted manuscript title page and remnants of binding ribbons (stained; front cover with a few wormholes). - Accounts of Saints Bartholomew and Martin in Marktleugast. - 'Bibliothek Thaller' stamp, the address stamp of Ernst Thaller’s carpentry and joinery workshop in Leidling, and Erika Schug’s (née Thaller) bookplate stamp on both inner covers. - A continuous wormhole along the lower edge; otherwise in good overall condition. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.