Parker Library Manuscripts, Corpus Christi College Cambridge, England, UK. 10 June 2016 Photograph shows: (according to Dr de Hamel this may show the earliest depiction of a Pretzel in existence - on table centre). Cronica Francorum, account of the Holy Roman emperors, made for the Empress Matilda (1101-69), daughter of Henry I of England and wife of the emperor, Henry V, south Germany (Wurzburg), early 12th century, here showing the wedding feast of Matlida and Henry in 1114. Showing the Parker Librarian Dr. Christopher de Hamel in some of the photographs.
Photographed with permission for 1843 Magazine
Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
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