[Record of the heresy trial of Johann von Wesel]

Name:

Catholic Church

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1479

Description:

Record of the heresy trial of Johann von Wesel, convened by the archbishop of Mainz in 1479, which resulted in the public revocation of his errors.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Purchased, 1958.

Subject:

Wesel, Johann Ruchart von, approximately 1425-1481; Catholic Church -- Discipline; Catholic Church; Discipline; Trials (Heresy) -- Germany; Christian heretics -- Early works to 1800; Inquisition -- Germany; Inquisition; Christian heretics; Trials (Heresy)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Legal documents; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

18 leaves : paper; 201 x 143 (158 x 87) mm bound to 207 x 147 mm

Geographic Subject:

Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) -- Church history; Germany

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).; Heading (f. 182r): Anno domini MCCCCLXXIX Reverendissimus archiepiscopus Moguntinus misit litteras ad universitatem Heydelbergensem et Coloniensem pro theologis examinationis articulos magistri Johannis de Wesalia de heresi suspectos.; According to the text in the Collectio Judiciorum de Novis Erroribus, this account was composed by one of the theologians from the universities of Heidelberg and Cologne; that statement does not appear in this manuscript.; Collation: Paper, ii (modern paper) + 11 + v (modern paper); 1¹⁰(+1); [i], 183-192; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto.; Script: Written in a Gothic bâtarde script.; Decoration: Red used for heading (f. 182r) and for highlighting.; Watermarks: Similar to Piccard IV. ix. 780-797.; Binding: Modern half morocco. The pages show evidence of having been trimmed or cut before being rebound.; Origin: Written in Germany (Zacour-Hirsch) in 1479 (f. 182r).; Hinges weak from red rot; spine crumbling; back cover board completely detached.; Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 90