House book
The house book is called:
- a manuscript from the Middle Ages or the beginning of the early modern period, which contains interesting facts on a wide variety of topics, see house book (Middle Ages) and Economics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- often the famous medieval house book, which was kept at Wolfegg Castle until 2007 House book (Wolfegg Castle)
- a manuscript or a printed book (often: family bible) that should stay with a house in the sense of a family and often contains family-related knowledge or family records (also: gender book, family book)
- in the early modern period a book for private records, especially for merchants
- to this day a book intended for “household use”, z. B. contains tips for the household or a selection of reading texts on a specific topic or from a specific region. See house fathers literature
- a registration book prescribed in the GDR, see house book (GDR)
- Proof of address required for Thai citizens , see house book (Thailand)
See also:
Wiktionary: Hausbuch - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
