Hem (unit)
As a piece measure, the hem was a German cloth measure. The unit corresponds to a pack animal load .
- 1 hem = 22 pieces of cloth
There is also evidence that a hem corresponded to 20 cloth.
The piece of cloth was 32 cubits long.
literature
- Johannes Faulhaber: Arithmetic guide to the highly useful free art of arithmetic. Christian Ulrich Wagner, Ulm 1736, p. 15
- Johann Friedrich Heigelin: General foreign words manual for Germans, or explanation of all strange expressions in German conversational language. Verlag CF Oslander, Tübingen 1838, p. 993
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Johannes Mondschein: Festschrift to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the royal secondary school in Straubing . The Straubing Danube toll in the 16th century. Attenkofer, Straubing 1887, p. 161 ( digitized version ).