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FRANCIS I of Austria Patent of nobility. Wien, 26/9/In German. Expertly calligraphed on vellum, 35,5 x cm, ff. (incl. 2 final blanks), black and grey ink, seal gone. Bound in crimson velvet over boards, flat spine, decorative endpapers, 1 yellow silk tie preserved (sl. loosening and rubbed, 2 sewing holes in spine). In good condition. Confirmation of nobility ("Freyherre") and creation of arms granted by Emperor Francis I of Austria to the army Major Ludwig von Schönemark, and his descendants. On f. large painted gilt arms, full-page; on ff. and smaller arms in grey. Prov. [Georges Petit].