Ein Gedicht darinn angezaigt wirt wie frum Herzog Heinrich zu Braunschweig unnd wie böss die Luterischen sein

Name:

Amsdorff, Nicolaus von, 1483-1565

Date:

1541

Description:

Satirical poem aimed against Heinrich der Jüngere (the Younger), Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, by Nicolaus von Amsdorff, as transcribed by hand, evidently from the printed edition, in 1541 (abgeschrijben am 25. Tag Augusti anno 1541; f. 1r). The poem defends the pro-Reformation stance of the town of Goslar, which stood under military threat from Heinrich, a loyal ally of Emperor Charles V and an opponent of the Reformation; it is formulated as a response to an anti-Reformation dialogue published by Conrad Braun of the Imperial Chamber Court in 1539. The manuscript ends with two four-line epigrams under the heading Hertzog Heinrich von Braunschweig (f. 7r), a characterization of him and a counter-characterization (Contrarium), in the first person. The published poem is listed in Karl Goedeke's Grundrisz zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen, vol. 2, p. 298, no. 144; and is reprinted in Oskar Schade, Satiren und Pasquille aus der Reformationszeit, vol. 1, p. 48.

Language:

German

Provenance:

Sold at auction by Gerd Rosen (Berlin), cat. 31, part 2, no. 2418 (ca. 1958-1959).

Subject:

Heinrich, der Jüngere, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1489-1568 Poetry; Heinrich, der Jüngere, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1489-1568; Reformation -- Germany -- Pamphlets; Reformation

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Poems; Satires (literary works); Manuscripts, German; Manuscripts, Renaissance; Poetry; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

8 leaves : paper; 193 x 139 (150 x 115) mm bound to 199 x 143 mm

Geographic Subject:

Germany

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Collation: Paper, i + 7; 1⁴(1 is pastedown) 2⁶(6 is pastedown); modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.; Layout: Written in 18 long lines.; Script: Written in a German cursive script.; Decoration: Initials of verses with flourishes.; Binding: Modern boards.; Origin: Written in Germany in 1541 (f. 1r).; German.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1124