Details

Subjects:

Philipp I, Landgraf von Hessen, 1504-1567.
Schmalkaldic War, 1546-1547 -- Early works to 1800.
Saxony (Germany) -- Politics and government -- 1423-1815.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Hybrid books.
Manuscripts, German.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Language:

German.

Summary:

Collection of documents related to the aftermath of the Schmalkaldic War in Hesse in Saxony. The manuscript contents comprise copies of 2 letters: a letter dated 24 Feb. 1552 from Wilhelm IV to Maurice, Elector of Saxony, requesting a meeting to negotiate the release of Wilhelm's father, Philipp I, who was a leader of the Schmalkaldic League and imprisoned by Charles V as a traitor after the League's defeat; and a response dated 4 Mar. 1552 from the political leaders (Landschaft) of Saxony, asking Wilhelm to be patient.

Contents:

1. f.1r-3v: Die Einmanüng des Landgraffen zue Hessen den Churff. zue Sachsen belanget Herrzog Moritzen / Wilhelm, Landgraff zue Hessen.
2. f.4r-6v: Den Wilhelm Landgraff zue Hessen / Die vonn der Landschaft zue Torgaw.

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Manuscript bound with a printed edition of Bedencken auffs Interim des ehrwirdigen und hochgelarten Herrn Philippi Melanthonis (1548), in which Melancthon expresses reservations and objections to the Augsburg Interim of 1548; from prison, Philipp I unsuccessfully urged the clergy of Hesse to accept the Interim; minimal marginal annotations. For a fuller description of this printed work, search the title Bedencken auffs Interim Des Ehrwirdigen vnd Hochgelarten Herrn Philippi Melanthonis.
Foliation: Paper, 7; [1-7], modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.
Layout: Written in 20-23 long lines.
Script: Written in German cursive script.
Watermark: Similar to Briquet Couronne 4960 (Siegen, 1515) and 4962 (Waiblingen, 1519), but with a small cross and quartered circle below the circle supporting the crown.
Binding: Boards, with manuscript spine label Melanchton (printed work) and inscription on upper cover also concerning printed work.
Origin: Written in Germany after 1552 (date of correspondence, f. 3v, 6v).

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Haus der Bücher (Basel, Switzerland), 1952.
Transferred from Culture Class collection, University of Pennsylvania, 2011.

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), p. 91-92 (Ms. German 58).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1609

Contributor:

Maurice, Elector of Saxony, 1521-1553.
Saxony (Electorate). Landschaft.

Contains:

Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560. Bedencken auffs Interim.

OCLC:

768250311