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Prince Albert's Personal Papers

Papers relating to Prince Albert’s personal life and enthusiasms

      PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT (1819-61)

      German legal history 1837-1838

      1 Jan 1837 - 31 Dec 1838

      Bound manuscript paper | 1 volume (224 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/ADDA10/81/13

      Prince Albert's exercise book on German legal history titled 'Perthes deutsche Rechtsgeschichte' [Perthes German legal history]. The volume contains an index and Prince Albert has signed and dated the title page. ['Perthes' may refer to the German legal scholar Clemens Theodor Perthes].

      • Creator(s)

        Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (writer)

      • 1 volume (224 pages) (whole object)

      • Place of Production
        Coburg [Bavaria]
      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • writings (documents)
        Language(s)
        German
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