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Plica on a deed of
Charles IV
.
Plica
(from
Latin
plica
, meaning fold) is a term used in
sigillography
and related
archival
contexts for a reinforcement of the lower edge of a
charter
or
deed
, produced by folding up the bottom of the sheet of
parchment
to achieve a double thickness.
The purpose of the fold is to provide a more secure anchorage for the
seal
, and to guard against the parchment being torn. Slots were normally cut in the double thickness of parchment, a cord or tag of parchment threaded through them, and the seal attached to that.
References
[
edit
]
- Hlava?ek, Ivan; Ka?par, Jaroslav; Novy, Rostislav (1994).
Vademecum pomocnych v?d historickych
(in Czech). Jino?any: H&H. p. 181.
ISBN
80-85467-47-X
.
