RISM Working Group Salzburg and AES - Archive of the Archdiocese Salzburg
Nummer: 232 Documented datings: 16.12.1840 (A 1707) Depository: AES - Archive of the Archdiocese Salzburg Watermark: K & S [countermark: fleur-de-lis in cartouche (crowned)] Countermark: [fleur-de-lis in cartouche (crowned)] Paper maker: Kiesling und Sohn Initial: K & S Paper mill: Rokitnitz Region: Böhmen Height: 18 Widtht: Height x Width: 18 x 70 mm; ca 115 x 67 mm Appears in: A 1661 (144), A 1707 (Schiesser), A 1690 (Schiesser), A 1345 (161), A 1346 (161) Watermark source: A 1661 [trb 2, vl 2] Literature: Georg Eineder, The Ancient Paper-Mills of the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire and their Watermarks, Hilversum: The Paper Publications Society, 1960 (Monumenta Chartae Papyraceae Historiam Illustrantia, 8), S. 119, 123, 128, 142 Remarks: Eineder, S. 128: 1839: „K & S“ (Kiesling and Son) produce a good (imitation) Dutch paper Eineder, S. 119: [Hohenelbe:] 1695 Tobias Kiesling, whose wife Katharina was the widow of Christof Weiss. Further are mentioned in 1712: Hans Heinrich Kiesling, 1716-1759: Franz Kiesling, 1760: Johann Kiesling [Eineder, S. 123: Lauterwasser:] 1752: Franz Kiesling and Christof Peukert. 1801: Franz Peuker. 1810: The brothers Kiesling (Anton-Ignaz, Gustav and Wilhelm ) founded the paper factory Hohenelbe in 1800. Thereupon they purchased in addition the mill at Lauterwasser. In 1812 the Kiesling brothers received a licence to trade throughout the country and in 1818 Anton-Ignaz Kiesling left his brothers; he retains for himself and his son the mill at Lauterwasser, while at the same time he applies for the national licence, which is quickly granted. In 1832 he also puchases the paper-mill of Mittel-Langenau. 1835 The mills of Lauterwasser und Mittel-Langenau employed jointly 340 workmen of which some 200 were at Lauter-wasser. In the year 1838 Anton I. Kiesling dies at the age of 72 (1766–1838). [Eineder, S 142: Roznau, Mähren: Marianne Kiesling, a mapermaker and her headman Johann Christoph Nage produce, with the help of 9 workman, about 1500 reams a year. RISM-ID: 659002526 659002501 659001917	Watermark	Countermark

This watermark-collection was compiled by Eva Neumayr and Lars Laubhold (RISM Salzburg, Répertoire International des Sources Musicales) from the Dommusikarchiv, the music collection at the Archiv der Erzdiözese Salzburg during two FWF sponsored projects ( P 20309 and P 23195, leader of both projects: Ernst Hintermaier). If you have new information on one of the watermarks, please contact Eva Neumayr. The web presentation was implemented by Emanuel Wenger (Vienna, ÖAW).