Takács Imre: Az Árpád-házi királyok pecsétjei (Corpus sigillorum hungariae mediaevalis 1. Budapest, 2012)

Catalogue

Two-line legend, the lines divided by lines. The outer line uses spaces and the inner, triple dots (uncial forms: N, M) outer legend:

ANDREAS D(E)I GRACIA VNGARIE DALMACIE CROACIE RAME SERVIE REX inner legend:

SIGILL(VM) S(E)C(VN)DI ANDREE REGIS TERCII BELE REGIS FILII

Originals:

Budapest, Hungarian National Archives, DL 57. (1209)

Esztergom, Primatical Archives, AEV 8. (1212)

Copies:

Budapest History Museum, inv. no. 66.1881.

Budapest, Hungarian National Archives, VI 19, 20.

Budapest History Museum, inv. no. 66.1882.

Budapest, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Art History, inv. no. 57.

Marczali 1896, p. 691, fig. p. 377; Varjú 1896, p. 146; Áldássy 1902, p. 328; Szentpétery 1916, pp. 2, 4-5, 7; Bartoniek 1924, pp. 16, 25, 26; Szentpétery 1930, pp. 112, 114; Gerevicb 1938, p. 210, fig. CCXXXII/5; Marsina I, p. 361, Tab. XIX/5; MTll, fig. 239; Megpecsételt történelem, p. 23; Bodor 2001, p. 6, fig. 14.

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Andrew II (1205-1235)

First double seal before 1213 -1235

fragment: 45 x 40 mm

The first double-sided wax seal in the Árpád era. Its front composition follows the representation of the king on Andrew IPs first great seal, used until 1213. Besides the matching position of the arms and form of the robes, the two pieces are linked by the style of the figure. The throne is a simplified version of its precursor. The disposition of the figurái and heraldic elements could have been based on Emeric’s gold bull. Its banded shield adorned with running beasts (lions) is also similar. It differs in the number of bars, however, and even more strikingly in the order of the legend: whereas the reference to legitimate origins is on the front of Emeric’s seal and the royal titles are listed only on the reverse, the words referring to legitimacy on Andrew IPs seal have been relegated to the back, and his likeness on the front is surrounded by the names of the kingdoms he ruled. Supporting the view that it dates from before 1213 is the absence of Galicia and Lodomeria from the list of kingdoms on the front, i.e. the legend matches that on the first great seal, used before 1213.

Legend on front (after Szentpétery 1916):

ANDREAS D(E)I GRACIA VNGARIE DALMACIE CROACIE RAME S(ER)VIE REX on reverse:

SIGILLVM SECVNDI ANDREE REGIS TERCII BELE REGIS FILII

Originals:

Budapest, Hungarian National Archives, DL 775, DL 61128.

Pannonhalma, Benedictine Archabbey Archives, c. 27. Dd. (1213)

Esztergom, Cathedral Chapter Archives, 24-1-10. (1231)

Copies:

Budapest History Museum, inv. no. 66.1888-89.

Budapest, Hungarian National Archives, VI 26-27.

Marcali 1896, p. 691, figs. pp. 292, 293; Áldássy 1902, p. 328; Szentpétery 1916, pp. 7-11; Dory 1917, pp. 18, 28; Bartoniek 1924, pp. 22, 23, 25, 26; Szentpétery 1930, pp. 112, 114; Gerevicb 1938, p. 211; Marsina I, p. 362, Tab. XXI/7; Bodor 2001, p. 7; Takács 2011, p. 86, fig. lc.

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