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<p>[QUOTE="James Poynor, post: 9724197, member: 84845"]Hello,</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like you have a very nice collection of seal casts. I collect old documents, mostly English, and quite a few still retain their original seals--the oldest one with a seal dating from between 1274 and 1281. Casts like the ones that you have are historically important because of the fragility of the originals. I have read that in some cases, casts made from original seals are all that remains since the originals have been lost or broken since the casts were made. In other cases, illustrations are all that remain. I wonder what material was used for making the casts? Is there</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim Poynor</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: I tried to find the 1971 video but no luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Poynor, post: 9724197, member: 84845"]Hello, It looks like you have a very nice collection of seal casts. I collect old documents, mostly English, and quite a few still retain their original seals--the oldest one with a seal dating from between 1274 and 1281. Casts like the ones that you have are historically important because of the fragility of the originals. I have read that in some cases, casts made from original seals are all that remains since the originals have been lost or broken since the casts were made. In other cases, illustrations are all that remain. I wonder what material was used for making the casts? Is there Regards, Jim Poynor PS: I tried to find the 1971 video but no luck.[/QUOTE]
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