Libera versio codicis legum regni Transylvaniae et partium Hungariae eidem annexarum in specie approbatarum constitutionum ex articulis ab anno 1540-1653 conclusis congestarum et compilatarum constitutionum ex articulis ab anno 1654-1669 conclusis excerptarum

Contributor:

Rákóczi György II, Prince of Transylvania, 1621-1660 (patron)

Date:

1700

Description:

Record of domestic and foreign affairs in the principality of Transylvania from 1540-1669, including sections on religion, education, the military, wars, governors, rulers, the economy, the land, and interactions with foreign neighbors. Possibly commissioned by Rákóczi György II.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Sold by Robert Wölfle (Munich), 1965.

Subject:

Rákóczi György I, Prince of Transylvania, 1593-1648; Katharina, Electress, consort of Joachim Friedrich, Elector of Brandenburg, 1549-1602; Bethlen, Gábor, Prince of Transylvania, 1580-1629

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Histories; Treatises; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

404 leaves : paper; 242 x 192 (160 x 112) mm bound to 255 x 204 mm

Geographic Subject:

Transylvania (Romania) -- Relations -- Hungary; Transylvania (Romania) -- Politics and government; Transylvania (Romania) -- Economic conditions; Transylvania (Romania) -- Religious life and customs

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (p. iii).; Table of contents: 1. p.i-viii: Praefatio et approbatio constitutionum regni nostri Transylvaniae et annexarum partium Hungariae.; Table of contents: 2. p.1-600: Approbatarum constitutionum regni Transylvaniae et partium eidem adnexarum.; Table of contents: 3. p.601-608: Praefatio ad compilatas constitutiones.; Table of contents: 4. p.609-780: Compilatae constitutiones regni Transylvaniae et partium Hungariae eidem annexarum ex articulis ab anno 1654 usque 1669 conclusis excerptae.; Foliation: Paper, ii (modern paper) + 404 + ii (modern paper); [iv], I-VIII, 1-472, 474-485, 485-780, I-XVI; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.; Layout: Written in 16-17 long lines, with occasional footnotes (such as on p. 429).; Script: Written in a cursive script.; Binding: Modern cloth, formerly half calf.; Origin: Written in Transylvania (Romania) in the 18th century.; Latin with names in Hungarian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1108