Emperor Rudolf II. confirms to Maximilian, Hanns, Ernst and Niclas the Berchtold brothers the nobility and the coat of arms

Character: description on folk. 2a, 2b, miniature on folk. 2b, 85 x 111 mm. In the blue shield there is a golden lion with a red tongue holding a naked sword 2 in the right paw and a round shield 3 in the left. On the gable rests a crowned Tournament helmet with blue - gold blankets. The jewel is a growing lion from the shield. The miniature is in a golden frame. The emblem is placed in a gold-lined four-lobed mandorla with a purple, shaded background. The lower lobe of the mandorla contains a view of the landscape. In the foreground is a grassy, slightly wavy terrain lined on the sides with alder trees. Two men with rifles over their shoulders are in the middle. At the back the landscape colors change into blue-violet, the river flows. The right bank rises to the right edge of the lobe, on the left bank there is a fortress on a rocky promontory with two towers, the more left of which is higher and wider. Each lobe of the mandorla is attached to the frame with double gold - a gray-headed magenta with a magenta gutter, which has a lilium finish on the right and left lobes. Three golden ropes with tassels are fluttering from the hem of the mandorla, there are two on the right, one on the left. Beliera is kneeling in the lower right corner of the miniature. She has golden hair and is dressed in a green-headed upper and golden lower dress. The sleeves of the upper scarf have a gold band tied over the elbow. An orange cloak with gold marked by an eyelash is thrown over the shoulders, a dark purple is over the wedge. In his right hand he holds a golden chalice with a silver host, a wooden, gold-lined cross in his left. Hope kneels in the opposite corner. He has golden hair, a golden upper and magenta lower dress, which has golden cuffs. The hull is covered by a steel gutter, a green coat is thrown over the back. Clothing is indicated by gold. Hope switches hands in prayer, the left knee has an iron anchor with a golden hoop on the stem and a golden eyelet. Two barefoot angels rest on the mandorla at the upper corners of the miniature. The angel on the right has a golden upper and green lower dress, black - blue - gray wings and golden hair. He holds a green palm branch in his right hand, a purple scarf with gold marked by trembling is fluttering around his right elbow. The angel on the left has a gray-headed upper and a golden lower dress, a green one - golden wings and golden hair. In the upper part it has sleeves lined with gold tape, the golden one is also the neckline. He holds a green palm branch in the left. Uncovered parts of the body of all figures are made with skin paint. The background of the miniature is black. 1) The surname of the recipients of the deed is rigorously scraped in the text, attention escaped only to folk. 4a. Also on the boards where the inscription "CONFIRMATION/der alten Adels Freyheit/vnd Wappens/Auch Dienstbrief/Freyheit für frembte Gericht/Exemtpion (sic!) Burgerlicher Ampter/mit Rottem Wachs Zusigeln/Schutz, Schirm vnd/Saluaguardia/für/Maximilian, Johann, Er-/nesten vnd Nicolaen/Berchtolden Ge-/brüder./Anno 1594 Don - 2) In the miniature the sword is whole iron. - 3) The miniature contains an iron shield.