Amulet scroll : Herrn Jesu Christi.
Amulets were put to various uses during their centuries-long history, often placed with pregnant women during childbirth or buried with the dead. They are known as Heilige Länge, or holy lengths.
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| Format: | Book |
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| Language: | German |
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Cȯlln am Rhein :
[publisher not identified,
approximately mid-18th century]
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| Summary: | Amulets were put to various uses during their centuries-long history, often placed with pregnant women during childbirth or buried with the dead. They are known as Heilige Länge, or holy lengths. |
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| Item Description: | Title supplied by cataloger. Five strips of paper pasted end to end, backed with heavier paper. Woodcut of Jesus Christ on the cross at left end of scroll. |
| Physical Description: | 1 paper scroll; 57 x 1582 mm |