[split] Those Scribbles

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Helmut, you're correct, seals were used on documents (sometimes several on a single document).

Monograms (a form of legal signature) were also popular in some regions.

An example of a notary signature and monogram 'seal':


Courtesy of Wikiwand


Here is the papered seal and signature of Henry VII on a letter that may have been about trade agreements:

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A written signature, just as we use now, was used on some kinds of documents, like treaties and agreements in which many people were involved.

Here is an example of signatures added to the Bull from the Council of Florence (1439):

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