No “Foreign or Alien Beer” in the Country Side,
not even
“on Weddings / Christening / and other Carousals”
Edict by Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (1662-1731) concerning the consumption of beer in the country obtained from foreign places and stiffening the penalty provided by edict of July 10, 1722, to 10 $ per half-barrel. Published Wolfenbüttel April 20, 1723. Without place & printer (1723). 31 x 37.8 cm. 1 page. With woodcut initial. With the ducal signature printed together with L(oco) S(igilli) mark and that of E. D. V. (von?) Dehn.
Framing-worthy Broadsheet meant for the billboards
with figurative watermark. – Three sides wide-margined, the upper margin torn up to about 2 cm to the text. The several light foxing dots on the back hardly noticeable from the text side.
On Augustus William, 3rd son of Duke Anton Ulrich, governing since 1714, see ADB I, 664 f.
Offer no. 12,590 / EUR 202. (c. US$ 275.) + shipping
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