Arms of Leonhard Holzhalb, Regula Grebel, Dorothea Meyer von Knonau, Judith Peyer, and Cleophea Röist
Arms of Leonhard Holzhalb, Regula Grebel, Dorothea Meyer von Knonau, Judith Peyer, and Cleophea Röist

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Arms of Leonhard Holzhalb, Regula Grebel, Dorothea Meyer von Knonau, Judith Peyer, and Cleophea Röist,

ca. 1615 and later

German
y1962-101

Information

Title
Arms of Leonhard Holzhalb, Regula Grebel, Dorothea Meyer von Knonau, Judith Peyer, and Cleophea Röist
Dates

ca. 1615 and later

Medium
Pot metal and white glass, abraded blue, sanguine, and ruby
Dimensions
40 x 35 cm (15 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.) mount: 78 x 49.5 cm (30 11/16 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stanley Mortimer, Class of 1919
Object Number
y1962-101
Inscription
1) Regula Greblin (Grebel of Zurich) (3) fr: Judith Peyerin (4) Das schwert der G[ . .]ectikeit haunz/ glӱch/die Tag stand in [ ... ]d[ .. ]rm/ Rӱch (The sword of Justice is ready for the day when needed [to defend the realm?]). (5) Wan die Geistlichen sind bereit/ Darzu die weltlich oberkeilt/ Ein anderen frurblich biessend dhand/ So hatt froh einigkeit bestand/ und wirt wohl greӱert lut und land (on book) Reg/n (between feet) ivris/ dicion (Capitals) (When the clergy are ready as well as the secular overseers, and instead of bitter fighting, reach an accord, there is a happy consensus on sea and land (on book) Laws (between feet) Jurisdiction (6) Furlicktie[.]keit handlet mit Rath/ Das nit der Rünz Kom nach der dath/ (Anger is tempered with [good] advice so that division does not follow) (7) Fr. Dorothea Meyerin [Meyer von Knonau] (8) Herr von Stetten (9) Jac: von Rosenek
Culture
German
Type
stained glass, plaques, architectural elements
Materials
opaque white glass, stained glass
Subject
coats of arms, swords, lions, figures (representations), personification

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