PRAGUE GUILD CHARTER

2 July 1672
Ink on parchment, 28x40.5 cm. Written in German Kurrent. The text is partially damaged and not fully legible. However, the name Carl Felix Schustr is mentioned. Karel Felix Schuster of Goldburg served as the Mayor of Prague from 1672 to 1677. Also mentioned are guildmasters of the independent Old Town guild (1547–1671) and the all-Prague guild (1671–1784): Jan Pizzini, Jan Pavel Genta, Jan Taut, and Jan Jiří Weitzenecker (see: Name Lists of Prague Guild Officials 1547–1784, appendix to the doctoral thesis of PhDr. Jiří Smrž: The Role of Prague Guildmasters in Early Modern Society, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, 2025). Pin holes in the corners. Stain on the right side, wavy edges.