Description:
Etwas fleckig, doch gut erhalten
Altsignatur: No 213
Schrift: Einspaltig; 33 Zeilen Von einer Hand, doch mit
Randbemerkungen und Blattzählung von einer Hand des XV
Jahrhunderts
Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift
BSB-Provenienz: München, alte kurfürstliche Hofbibliothek vor
1803 Aus der alten Münchener HB mit dem kurfürstlichen und
darunter dem herzoglichen Exlibris
Ausstattung: Bei größeren Abschnitten bescheidene rote Initialen;
große Buchstaben im fortlaufenden Text vielfach rot gestrichelt;
die seltenen Überschriften rot Extent:
74 Bl. - Pergament Alternative Title:
No. 213 Abstract:
Englische Version: The Saxon Weltchronik (World chronicle) is
extant in several versions. As an abridged version, the so-called
review or recension A enjoyed a wider distribution than the larger
(and today regarded as authoritative) version C, for which the
manuscript tradition was limited to northern and central Germany.
In the short version presented here, the longer narratives of the
original, mainly from the chronicle of emperors, have been omitted
completely or at least greatly reduced; the history of the 12th
century is condensed to a great degree. This is why this
manuscript, which is a representative of recension A, consists of
only 74 parchment leaves. The abbreviated version of the Saxon
chronicle spread from the region in which it was originally
produced, especially into the Alemannic and Bavarian language area.
This manuscript, undecorated apart from simple red initials, was
written at the beginning of the second quarter of the 14th century
in the Bavarian region of that time. It contains, directly after
the text of the Saxon Weltchronik, from leaf 66 verso onwards, the
oldest record of the so-called "first Bavarian continuation," which
extends to 1314. The continuation deals with the history of the
Holy Roman Empire from Frederick II (1194-1250, ruled 1220-50) to
Louis the Bavarian, also known as Ludwig IV (circa 1282-1347, ruled
1328-47). Here and there, the focus switches to the corresponding
papal history. Towards the end of the continuation the chronicler
left some empty space for the reign of Louis the Bavarian, which
was only filled in as late as in the 16th century. The codex was
definitely already part of the old ducal court library in Munich,
one of the predecessors of today's Bavarian State Library, as early
as in the 17th century. Its previous owners are unknown. // Autor:
Karin Schneider Subjects:
900
14th century
World History Publication Statement:
[S.l.] 14. Jh., erstes Viertel
