Certificate of Membership in the Book-binder's Guild, Simon Ibersperger, Austrian, I E W, active 1750s, Pen and red and black inks on parchment; silk ribbon with seal in wooden mount mechanically attached to certificate, Horizontal rectangle. Certificate of membership in the guild of bookbinders issued by Simon Ibersperger to his son, Johannes, on 16 January 1750 upon his admission to the bookbinders guild at Klosterneuberg. The calligraphy is very elaborate with a checkered red and black penwork border. It is signed by four guild members in boxes prepared before signing.

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