[History of the Reformation in Switzerland from mid-1529 through 1532] ... [etc.]

Description: A manuscript version of Heinrich Bullinger's Reformationsgeschichte, which seems to differ somewhat from the version published by J. J. Hottinger and H. H. Vögeli, at least with respect to the organization of the text into sections. The manuscript begins approximately one-third of the way into the published volume 2 (at section 314) and extends to the end of published volume 3. The text is divided into 255 sections; section 244 corresponds to the last section (510) in the published version and sections 245-252 seem to correspond to the unnumbered appendices. In addition, the codex contains 14 appendices, lettered A through H and J through O, which are not part of the published version of Bullinger's Reformationsgeschichte.
Creator: Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575; Eck, Johann, 1486-1543; Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531 (addressee); Vögeli, Jörg; Zurich (Switzerland). Stadtrat
Form: manuscripts (documents); codices (bound manuscripts); histories (literary genre); Manuscripts, German; Manuscripts, Renaissance
Date: 1579
Language: German
Subject: Reformation -- Switzerland; Reformation
Geographic Subject: Switzerland
Extent: 481 leaves : paper ; 298 x 200 (210-242 x 140-155) mm bound to 137 x 212 mm
Notes: Ms. codex.; For information about possible published versions of some of the appendices, see the entry on this codex in Zacour-Hirsch.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Table of contents: 1. p.1-793: [History of the Reformation in Switzerland from mid-1529 through 1532] / Heinrich Bullinger.; Table of contents: 2. p.795-809: Appendix A: Meister Heinrichen Bullingers Testament oder letster Willenn an sijne Herzen und Oberen von Zürich 1579 [1575, p. 809] / Heinrich Bullinger.; Table of contents: 3. p.819-826: Appendix B: Abgrist [?] des Jamers vnnd Niderlag vnnd Verlurst [sic] der Cristenn bij Best vnnd Offenn im 1541 Jar.; Table of contents: 4. p.827-830: Appendix C: Abschrift eines Mandats der drizähenn Orten gemeiner Eijdtgnoschafft . . . der Religion halben . . . den 15 Octobrig im 1529.; Table of contents: 5. p.831-841: Appendix D: Der frommen Vrijten d. Herrn Burgermeisters ... der Statt Zürich, warhaffter grundtlicher Fürtrag vnd Verantwortung . . . . etlicher beschwärlicher Händlen halb....[dated 1529] / Mayor and City Council of Zürich.; Table of contents: 6. p.842-863: Appendix E: Anntwurten so ein Burgermeister, Radt und der gross Radt ... der Statt Zürich ... über ertilich [?] Artigkel ... den 21 Märtzenns Anno 1524 / Mayor and City Council of Zürich.; Table of contents: 7. p.864-867: Appendix F: Ein Sänd Brieff an ein fromm Eijdtgnoschafft beträffende die kätzerische Disputacion Franntz Kolbium ... vnd Berchtolden Hallers ... 1528 / Johann Eck.; Table of contents: 8. p.867-868: Appendix G: Ulrichenn Zwingli [addressee; letter dated 15 December 1527] / Johann Eck.; Table of contents: 9. p.868-869: Appendix H: Eck. Schrijft an Cunraten Somen ... [dated 31 December 1527] / Johann Eck.; Table of contents: 10. p.869-874: Appendix J: Ein schanntlicher Schmach Brief Doctor Eggen an die fünff Ort der Eijdtgenossenn, wider ein Statt Zürich ... [dated 17 January 1532].; Table of contents: 11. p.874-879: Appendix K: Ein kurtzer Begriff von der Schlacht zu Meijland ... 1515.; Table of contents: 12. p.878-915: Appendix L: Kurtze aber warhafftte Beschreijbung wie ... das Kriegsuolk K. Caroli des fünfften uff den 6. Tag Augusti im 1548 Jar die Statt Costanntz überzogen .... / [Jörg Vögeli].; Table of contents: 13. p.915-925: Appendix M: Was für ernnstliche vnnd erschrogkennlichee Exemppell ... innerrthalb sechs Iarenn an ettlichenn bsunderbaren Perzsonen zu Costanntz ... erzeigt vnd bewisen hatt, zu Forcht vnd Warnung allenn Menschen [in form of letters dated 1548-1554].; Table of contents: 14. p.925-936: Appendix N: Ein christennliche Supplicacion von den vertribnenn Rotwijleren gemeinen Eijdtgnossenn und andern christennlichen Burgern ... Anno 1529.; Collation: Paper, ii + 477 + ii. 1²(1 is pastedown) 2⁷(+1; -7) 3⁸ 4⁴ 5⁸ 6⁴ 7⁸ 8⁵(+5) 9⁷(+7) 10²(-2) 11² 12⁸(-1) 13¹² 14⁷(+7) 15² 16⁴(-2) 17-19⁶ 20⁴ 21⁸(-4) 22-24⁶ 25⁸(-1) 26⁴ 27⁸ 28⁴ 29⁸(-1) 30⁶(-1) 31⁶ 32⁸(-1,6) 33-38⁶ 39⁶(-6) 40⁸ 41⁴ 42⁸(-8) 43⁶ 44⁹(-1,7; +9) 45⁴ 46⁸ 47⁴ 48⁸(-7,8) 49⁸ 50⁴ 51² 52⁴ 53² 54⁶ 55⁸(-7,8) 56⁸ 57⁴ 58² 59⁸ 60⁶(-6) 61⁶(-6) 62² 63⁶ 64⁸(-1,2) 65-66⁶ 67⁴ 68² 69⁴ 70² 71⁴ 72² 73⁴ 74⁸ 75⁴ 76⁸ 77² 78⁴ 79⁸ 80-81² 82⁶ 83¹⁰ 84⁶ 85¹⁰ 86⁶ 87¹⁰ 88⁶ 89⁴(+1; 4 is pastedown). Contemporary pagination upper outer corners, as follows: xxx [foliated 1-15], 16-32, [i], 33-41, [i], 42-493, 495-793; supplementary modern pagination in pencil, lower outer corner (recto sides of leaves only), 795-937. Catchwords mostly on only the verso of leaves in the first 200 pp. and usually on both recto and verso thereafter.; Layout: Written in 28-40 long lines, with occasional use of columns.; Script: Written in several German cursive hands.; Decoration: Initials of paragraphs with flourishes throughout. Some sections in a more formal calligraphic hand, with initials tending to be more adorned (p. 519-530, 535-577, 579-591, 600-605, 617-618, 620-634, 642-657). Some examples of particularly elaborate initials (p. 556, 557,562, 563, 565-568, 570, 571, 591, 600, 605, 634, 645, 682, 788, and 795). Manicule (p. 590); decorated section-ending markers (p. 595). Section numbers and appendix letters in red.; Binding: Half calf (Zacour-Hirsch).; Origin: Written in Switzerland ca. 1579 (p. 795).; German.
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Physical Location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1106
Provenance: Sold by Helbing & Lichtenhahn (Basel), 1959.
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Resource Type: Text

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