- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Collector:
- Clarke, Thomas Shields (1860-1920)
- Title:
- Thomas Shields Clarke Collection of German Legal Documents
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/mc87pq26v
- Dates:
- 1572-1802
- Size:
- 1 box and 0.5 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1
- Language:
- German Latin
Abstract
The Thomas Shields Clarke Collection of German Legal Documents consists of eight German and Italian legal documents, in German and Latin, collected by American sculptor and painter Thomas Shields Clarke (Princeton Class of 1882). The documents range in date from 1572 to 1802.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of eight German and Italian legal documents, in German and Latin, collected by Clarke (Princeton Class of 1882). The documents range in date from 1572 to 1802. There are five German documents, including bills of sale, from Wurttemberg, Bamberg, and Nuremberg, by Prince Christoph Franz, bishop of Bamberg, Friderich, bishop of Wurtemberg, Hieronymus Engelhardt, Friedrich III, Margrave of Brandenburg, and others. The three Italian documents (1585, 1684 and 1691) are by Innocentius XI, Pope, Franciscus Maurocene, and Stephanus a Franciscus.
- Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Clarke
Thomas Shields Clarke (Princeton Class of 1882) was an American sculptor and painter.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Presented by Thomas S. Clarke '82.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed in 1998. Finding aid written in 1998.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Thomas Shields Clarke Collection of German Legal Documents; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/mc87pq26v
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Bishops -- Germany -- Legal documents.
Papal documents. - Genre Terms:
- Bills of sale
Legal documents - Places:
- Germany -- History. -- Sources
Italy -- History. -- Sources