ZERBST  , a See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany, in the duchy of See also:

• ANHALT

Anhalt, situated on the Nuthe, II m . N.W. of See also:

• DESSAU

Dessau and 27 M . S.E. of See also:

• MAGDEBURG

Magdeburg by the railway Dessau-See also:

• LEIPZIG

Leipzig . Pop . (1900) 17,095 . It is still surrounded in See also:

• PART

part by old walls and bastions, while other portions of the whilom fortifications have been converted into pleasarit promenades . It contains five churches, one of which (St See also:

• NICHOLAS
• NICHOLAS (1841– )
• NICHOLAS (or NICLAES), HENRY (or HENDRIK) (c. 1501-C. 158o)
• NICHOLAS, SIR EDWARD (1593-1669)
• NICHOLAS, ST

Nicholas), built in 1446-88, is a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good example of the See also:

• LATE

late See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style as See also:

• DEVELOPED

developed in See also:

• SAXONY
• SAXONY (Ger. Provinz Sachsen)

Saxony, with its spacious proportions, groined vaulting, and See also:

• BARE

bare See also:

• SIMPLE

simple pillars . The town See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

hall See also:

• DATES

dates from about 148o, but it was disfigured by additions in the beginning of the 17th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . It contains the municipal museum, among the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief treasures of which is a See also:

• LUTHER, MARTIN (1483-1546)

Luther See also:

• BIBLE
• BIBLE, ENGLISH

Bible illustrated by See also:

• LUCAS, CHARLES (1713–1771)
• LUCAS, JOHN SEYMOUR (1849– )
• LUCAS, SIR CHARLES (d. 1648)

Lucas See also:

• CRANACH, LUCAS (1472-1553)

Cranach the younger . The See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace (1681—1750) has been used as a depository of archives since 1872 . There are several See also:

• QUAINT (O. Fr. cointe, from Lat. cognitus, known, probably influenced by association with Lat. corn plus, neat)

quaint old houses, with high gables, in the See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market-See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place, in the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of which stand a See also:

• ROLAND
• ROLAND, LEGEND OF

Roland See also:

• COLUMN (Lat. columna)

column, of about 1445, and a See also:

• BRONZE

bronze figure known as the Butterjungfer (See also:

• BUTTER (Lat. butyrum, Gr. 0obrvpov, apparently connected with $ous, cow, and rvpbs, cheese, but, according to the New English Dictionary, perhaps of Scythian origin)

butter-girl), of uncertain origin and meaning, but now regarded as the See also:

• PALLADIUM (Gr. sraXXit&ov)
• PALLADIUM [symbol Pd, atomic weight Io6.7 (O=16)]

palladium of the town . The old Franciscan monastery, with See also:

• FINE

fine cloisters, founded in 1250, contains the gymnasium; a Cistercian nunnery of 1214 has been converted into See also:

• BARRACKS (derived through the French from the Late Lat. barra, a bar)
• BARRACKS, CAMP

barracks; and the Augustinian monastery of 1390 has been a See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital since 1525 .

See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

Gold and See also:

• SILVER

silver articles, See also:

• SILK

silk, See also:

• PLUSH (Fr. peluche)

plush, See also:

• CLOTH

cloth, See also:

• LEATHER (a word which appears in all Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Leder, Dutch leer or leder, Swed. leder, and in such Celtic forms as Welsh llader)
• LEATHER, ARTIFICIAL

leather, See also:

• SOAP

soap, See also:

• STARCH

starch, chemicals and carriages are among the chief manufactures . See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

Iron-See also:

• FOUNDING (from Lat. fundere, to pour)

founding is carried on; and several breweries are engaged in the preparation of Zerbster See also:

• BITTER, KARL THEODORE FRANCIS (1867– )

bitter See also:

• BEER

beer, which enjoys considerable repute . Zerbst is an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient town, mentioned in 949 . In 1307 it came into the See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of the Anhalt See also:

• FAMILY

family, and from 1603 till 1793 was the See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the See also:

• COLLATERAL (from Med. Lat. collateralis,—cum, with, and latus, lateris, side,—side by side, hence parallel or additional)

collateral See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of Anhalt-Zerbst . In 1/93 it passed to Anhalt-Dessau .