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Feuer Buech Oversize Ms. Codex 109
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Manuscript Overview
References
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Abstract

Treatise on munitions and explosive devices, with many illustrations of the various devices and their uses.

Physical Description

Support: paper; Extent: 235 leaves : 307 x 200 (220 x 122) mm. bound to 313 x 209 mm; Foliation: Paper, i + 235 + i; [1-235]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto. Catchwords used only when a rubric follows, and can be on any page, recto or verso, in lower right corner.; Collation: [i], [I, II]-[XIX, XX]³ ⁵, XXI², [XXII-XXIII]-[XXVIII-XXIX]⁵ ³, XXX⁴(-1), [i]; i.e., alternating quires of 3 and 5, except for quire XXI² and quire XXX⁴(-1). First and last leaf are endleaves.

Layout

Written in 20-22 lines, frame ruled in red ink.

Script

Written in a cursive script.

Decoration

Thirty-four illustrations in color, two of which (ff. 159v and 160v) are pasted in, possibly cut from another manuscript (the paper is of a different quality, the color palette is different, and ascenders from another hand are visible at the bottom of the illustration on f. 159v). Extensive rubrication.

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

Notes

Ms. codex.

Title from caption title (f. 1r); other manuscripts of the same text titled Buch von den probierten Künsten.

Incipit of title page (f. 1r): Feuer Buech, durch Eurem gelertten Kriegs verstenndigen mit grossem Vleis auss villen Probiertten Kunsten ...

The illustrations in this manuscript are similar to those in Berlin, Staatsb. ms. germ. qu. 1188. In his study of the text, W. Hassenstein gives no date for the Berlin manuscript, although it appears to be 15th century (cf. Hassenstein, Das Feuerwerkbuch von 1420 (Munich, 1941), p. 121). Compare Hassenstein, Bild 33 with f. 174r of the present manuscript, and Hassenstein, Bild 34 with f. 185v.

Forms part of: Edgar F. Smith Memorial Collection.

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

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Keywords
16th century
Germany
German
Drawing
Science
Paper
History
University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

Place of Origin

Germany

Date

Written in Germany in 1584 (f. 1r).

Binding

Limp vellum with three concentric botanical borders and stamp in center of upper cover with the arms of Freiherr von Clam. Sewn on five split bands with decorative endbands.

Language

German

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Place of Origin

Germany

Date

Written in Germany in 1584 (f. 1r).

Language

German

Manuscript Overview

Abstract

Treatise on munitions and explosive devices, with many illustrations of the various devices and their uses.

Notes

Ms. codex.

Title from caption title (f. 1r); other manuscripts of the same text titled Buch von den probierten Künsten.

Incipit of title page (f. 1r): Feuer Buech, durch Eurem gelertten Kriegs verstenndigen mit grossem Vleis auss villen Probiertten Kunsten ...

The illustrations in this manuscript are similar to those in Berlin, Staatsb. ms. germ. qu. 1188. In his study of the text, W. Hassenstein gives no date for the Berlin manuscript, although it appears to be 15th century (cf. Hassenstein, Das Feuerwerkbuch von 1420 (Munich, 1941), p. 121). Compare Hassenstein, Bild 33 with f. 174r of the present manuscript, and Hassenstein, Bild 34 with f. 185v.

Forms part of: Edgar F. Smith Memorial Collection.

Script note

Written in a cursive script.

Decoration Note

Thirty-four illustrations in color, two of which (ff. 159v and 160v) are pasted in, possibly cut from another manuscript (the paper is of a different quality, the color palette is different, and ascenders from another hand are visible at the bottom of the illustration on f. 159v). Extensive rubrication.

For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.

References
Binding Images

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Spine

Keywords
16th century
Germany
German
Drawing
Science
Paper
History
University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
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