Seals and Sphragistic (seal science) |
Updated: 02/10/2010 |
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Etymological OriginThe term "seal" (German Siegel) originates from the roman "sigillum" (sign) of a diminutive of "signum" (small picture, figurine). In the 13th century "sigel" emerges in Middle High German that was either developed from the nation roman "sigillio", or borrowed direct from the roman from "sigillum" or educated from the verb "sigelen" [1]. |
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Historical originSeals have been confessed since the early
cheer cultures. In the form of the rolling seals, a seal coil,
already gave it him in Mesopotamia (Greek "Mesopotamía":
the two river country, the large landscape is meant between the
rivers Euphrates and Tigris in front Asia, in that the alto oriental
Babylonian and Assurian empires resulted). Since the 8th century
before Chr. the stamp seal sat down through [2]. |
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Use of the sealSeals were used as recognition and legalization
signs or a lock from papers before unauthorized acknowledge or
corruption [2]. |
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For lack of other better closing
device engineering, letters were sealed inaccessible in former
times. With introduction of the automatic stamp and postal address
read machines at the letter post at the end of the 20th century,
use is no more to be recommended by means of sealing wax of shut
letters since the seal is destroyed by the machines. Today may be official seal normally employed as color stamps or too as adhesive plaques (e.g. admission stamp on the vehicle sign). To emboss the seal by means of a press into the document in the case of official documents, e.g. diplomas, is it today usual. |
picture of a petschaft picture of a seal press |
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