Details

Subjects:

Bavaria (Germany) -- History -- Sources.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Government records.
Finding tabs.
Manuscripts, German.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Language:

German.

Summary:

Proceedings of the Landtag (state assembly) of the Duchy of Bavaria, called by Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria, and held in Munich from 27 November 1583 to 19 January 1584 (f. 131v). Accompanying the proceedings are copies of articles of complaint (Gravaminna oder Beschwerung Articl) that were presented to Wilhelm by the various estates within his domain. The proceedings begin with a copy of Wilhelm's letter calling for the Landtag, dated 31 October 1583 (f. 2v). Copies of communications submitted to the Landtag from Wilhelm's younger brothers, Ferdinand of Bavaria (f. 57v-64r) and Ernest of Bavaria, Archbishop and Elector of Cologne (f. 94v-98v) are included. The articles of complaint are divided into 3 sections: the articles from the prelates and monasteries (Stifte); those from the knightage and nobility; and those from the cities and market towns. Each of these 3 sections has its own title page, reading as follows: 1. Dess Stannds der Preläten und Stift Beschwerungs Schrift (f. 135); 2. Dess Stannds der Ritterschaft und Adls Beschwer Articl wie dieselben dem durchleuchtigen hochgebornen Fürsten und Herrn Wilhelmen Pfaltzgrafen bij Rein, Hertzog in Obern und Nidern Bairn & in dem zu Münch[en] gehaltnem Lanndtag, underthenig fürgebracht und umb gh. Wenndtung und Abstellung gebeten worden ist, an[n]o 1583 (f. 167); and 3. Dess Stands der Stett und Märkt Fürstenthumbs Bairn rc Beschwerunge[n] (f. 265). Finding tabs (f. 133, 166, and 264) mark the end of the proceedings and of the first and second sections of the articles of complaint.

Contents:

1. f.1r-133v: Beschreibung des Lanndtags welcher von dem durchleuchtigen hochgebornnen Fürsten und Herrn, Herrn Wilhelmen Pfaltzgrauen bei Rhein, Herzogen in Obern unnd Nidern Bairn auf den 27 Tag Novembers geen Münnchen aufgeschriben, auch daselbs gehallten unnd was damals auf irer f. ge. Proposition durch gemijne Stennd dazemal versambleter Lanndschafft von Tag zu Tag gehanndlet unnd enntlich beschlossen worden ist, anno 1583, volgt hochermellts unnsers ge. f. unnd Herrns genedig Erforderung an alle Lanndsessen auffganngen / Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria.
2. f.134r-417r: Gravaminna oder Beschwerung Articl wie dieselben dem durchleuchtigen hochgebornen unnserm ge[nädigen] Fürsten und Herrn, Herzog Wilhelm in Bairn rc durch irer f. ge. Lanndstend, von Preläten, Grauen, Herrn, Ritterschaft und Adl auch Stett und Märkt in dem zu München gehaltnem Lanndtag underthenig ü̈bergeben sein, was gestalt sich auch ire h. ge. darauf genedig resoluirt und erclert haben, anno 1583 / Prelates, counts, lords, knightage, nobility, cities, and market towns of Bavaria.

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title for manuscript from title of predominant work (f. 1r).
The proceedings of the meeting of the Bavarian Landtag of December 1579, also under Duke Wilhelm V, are found in Ms. Codex 1118.
Foliation: Paper, i + 417 + i; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Small slips of paper with writing (possibly corrections) and a dot of red wax are found between f. 95 and 96, and f. 234 and 235.
Layout: Written in 21-23 long lines.
Script: Written in a German cursive hand.
Decoration: Title pages in a more formal calligraphic hand, with embellished initials (f. 1r, 134r, 135r, and 265r, with the inital on 134r being especially elaborate).
Binding: Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin (Zacour-Hirsch), with remnants of clasp straps.
Origin: Written in Munich (?), in Bavaria, Germany, ca. 1584 (f. 128r).

Penn Provenance:

Previously owned by Eberhard Adolph, Baron (Freiherr) von Muggenthal in Pondorf and Breitenhill, Lord (Herr) of Steinburg (Oberpfalz district of Bavaria), Bavarian and Cologne chamberlain (Kämmerer), caretaker (Hauptpfleger) in Kirchberg. Inscription: Sum ex libris Eberhardi Adolphi baronis a Muggenthal in Pondorf et Braitenhüll Heri [?] in Stainburg Seren. [?] Elector. Princ. Col. et Baua. Duc. a Cubcinlis et Prafedi in Kirchberg, a[nno] 1661.
Sold by Martha Richter (Easton, Pa.), 1962.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), pp. 87-88 (Ms. German 46).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1119

Contributor:

Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria, 1548-1626.
Muggenthal, Eberhard Adolph von, -1668, former owner.

OCLC:

212169517