Publication details
Velbloud Plzeňský. Osudy jednoho velblouda uprostřed husitských válek a otázka znakového privilegia císaře Zikmunda pro Plzeň
| Title in English | The Camel of Plzeň. Fates of one Camel in the Middle of Hussites Wars and the Question of the Grant of Arms by the Emperor Sigismund for Plzeň |
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | The chapter deals with the fates of one camel which was donated to the Hussite army by the King of Poland, then captured by the burghers of Plzeň during the Hussite siege of the town and finally donated to the city of Nuremberg. Subsequently, the author queries, whether Emperor Sigismund issued the grant of arms privilege for the city of Plzeň and conceded to use the camel in Plzeň's coat of arms. |
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