Seal Collection
The seal collection in the Department of History belongs to the two chairs of Medieval History and Comparative German Regional History. It comprises about 60 casts and reproductions of medieval seals that were used to authenticate documents between the end of the 8th century and the 17th century.
Since 2023, the Theodor Koch-Grünberg Seal Collection has been expanding the holdings. The historical collection comprises 3,263 seal impressions, including imperial and royal seals from the 9th to the 16th century, as well as princely and noble seals from the 12th to 19th century from Germany and neighboring countries.
Contact
Prof. Dr. Stefan Tebruck
Literature:
Stefan Tebruck, Die Siegelsammlung im Historischen Institut. In: Alissa Theiss/Michael Lierz (eds.), SACHVERSTAND. Die Sammlungen der Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen (Giessen 2021), pp. 139–145.