Two small manuscript fragments said to have been removed from a sixteenth-century German binding. Bound with a speculative partial transcript, typed, which interprets the fragments as having formed part of a "love letter" (Liebesbrief). The transcript is preceded by an account of the removal of the fragments from the binding of an unidentified sixteenth-century volume held by an unidentified German library
Description:
In German., Bookseller description available., Script: German cursive., and Binding: bound with a typed partial transcript/reconstruction of the text of the fragments in twentieth-century half machine-grained morocco over marbled calf. "Liebesbriefe. Handscrift, Um 1528" in gold tooling on upper morocco.
Manuscript on paper of a collection of prayers, written at the Benedictine monastery of Tegernsee. Bound in with the manuscript are 3 printed works, each paginated separately; all with full-page engravings and full engraved borders: Das Leben der allerheyligsten vnnd vbergebenedeyten Jungkfrawen vnd Mutter Gottes Maria (Augspurg: Christoff Mang, 1609); Von den Siben Engelfurstenbetrachtungen vnd Gebett. Item. Von dreyerley Ambtern dess Heiligen Schutz Engels (Augspurg: Chrisostomo Dahertzhofer, 1612); Sunder Spiegel, Das ist (Augspurg: Chrisostomo Dahertzhofer, 1612).
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In German., Script: Written by Melchior Wigg (alias Bruder Paulus) in a small even gothic cursive script, with loops. The scribe's signature on f. 117v is executed in large gothic textura, in blue ink, with red., A few initial I's extend the length of the writing area, done in blue with red or red alone; crude. 7- to 5-line initials in blue, with red penwork. On f. 77r, an elaborately split uncial d in blue. 4-, 3-, and 1-line initials in red or blue, sometimes with black or red penwork. Capitals stroked with red. Rubrics and red paragraph marks throughout., Some water stains and wax spills, none affecting the text. Reinforced in gutter by adding paper strips. Many pages trimmed, with loss of text., and Binding: 18th century. Black goatskin over wooden boards; on spine, gold filets and stars. Remains of 2 fore-edge clasps. Edges gilt.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Benedictines., Catholic Church, and Tegernsee (Abbey)
Reformatio Sigismundi, originally written in 1439 at the alleged instigation of the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund (1368-1437) for the Council of Basel. The text of Marston MS 273 is the vulgate version (V), composed around 1440. As with other versions, the author of this text is supposedly Friedrich von Lantnau or Lantzenau (see f. 6r), who claims to have undertaken the translation of it into German from the "original" Latin. The identity of this person is still uncertain (see Koller, op. cit., p. 6), and the idea of a Latin "original" is rejected by the editor (Koller, op. cit., p. 17).
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On paper and Written by a single scribe in a neat hybrida script, without loops and with very few abbreviations.
Subject (Name):
Sigismund, Emperor of Germany, 1368-1437
Subject (Topic):
Reformation --Early movements and Reformation--Holy Roman Empire
BEIN GER3S: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from Daus of Hearts., German suit system., Composition of deck: 36 (D, K, O, U, 10-6)., Aces: DH: REVIVISCERECVPIVNT; DB, loving couple discovered by third person; DA: LEIPZIG / [lion and heraldic device]; DL, initials on shield., CourtCards: KH, B, L seated. KA, black, stands; UB holds bird in right hand; OL holds suit sign., Pipcards and Jokers: 10s indicated by "X"; vignettes., and Saxon type. Four witty lines of verse comment on the value of each card.
Manuscript on paper (lightweight and brittle) of Lutheran Church, Sacramentarium et Collectae
Description:
In German., Watermarks buried in gutter and obscured by text., Script: Written in gothic textura and cursive by many scribes. Scribe 1 (ff. 1r-17v) writes in a large gothic textura. Scribe 2 (ff. 18r-27r) writes in an even cursive script. Other cursive hands make notes and additions on ff. 1r-27r, and are intermingled in the text of ff. 27v-42v., Elaborate capitals on ff. 1r-17v, all by the first scribe, in brown ink. On ff. 18r-26v, headings in gothic textura, square capitals, or humanistic script, above the cursive text. Musical notation on a 5-line staff on ff. 15r-16v (the Lord's Prayer)., Most of the folios are now detached from the binding; some attempt was made to repair this, using paper strips. Margin of f. 1 repaired; does not affect the text., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Vellum case, blind-tooled.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Liturgies, Lutheran Church, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Sacramentaries
Manuscript on parchment (trimmed) of Wolfram von Eschenbach, Willehalm, 249.9-253.22 and 262.23-267.8; the text is not continuous, one bifolium missing between leaves
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In German., Script: Written in gothic bookhand., Plain initials in red; first letters of verses touched with red., and Removed from a binding: text suffers from holes, stains, and creases.
BEIN GER380: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., German suit system., Composition of deck: 32 [D, K, O, U, 10-7]., Aces: DH, head of Napoleon III; DA, Napoleon II sits on barrel., CourtCards: Napoleon III appears in ridiculous positions on all courts., Pipcards and Jokers: 10s indicated by "X"; comic vignettes of Napoleon III., and Each card contains two lines of satirical verse. The posture of the court figures and the general composition of the vignettes show the influence of the Bavarian pattern.