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There are 11 “works” or different entries followed by four business entries about payments and purchases. | |||
Entry 1 seems to be an introduction to basic math with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. | |||
Entry 2 focuses on agriculture and has multiple short pieces on gardening and the medicinal use of herbs and plants. Schwartz seems to have borrowed writings from Johannes Mesue to talk about barley and rhubarb in this same section. | |||
Entry 3 is a group of witty rhymed verses that were probably used in an educational function, and range in topic from religious to civic or patriotic. | |||
Entry 4 describes a peasant uprising and beheadings in 1525 in a small town in Bavaria. Historians believe this entry was part of a larger body of work because it appears to be missing the beginning and end. | |||
Entry 5 is a straightforward Christian prayer that describes core beliefs. | |||
Entry 6 is a poem written by Hanns Weber of Nuremberg that details a two-week flood and tells Christians to be ready for judgment day. | |||
Entry 7 is a history of events that are relevant to Rothenburg ob Tauber, the town where this book was presumably written. | |||
Entry 8 is similar to entry 4 in that it gives an account of the same peasant uprising but looks at how it affected Rothenburg and gives a list of names of fugitives who escaped the town. | |||
Entry 9 is a song about the peasant revolution but names it the “Franconian Peasant War” and describes the events that lead to the uprising. Lastly, entries 10 and 11 concern the marriage of the author (Hans Schwartz) to Margaretta Wolffen. They contain writings from the local deacon (Niclaus Schmidt), a guest list, and business statements from the inn the couple stayed at. | |||
Revision as of 17:08, 3 May 2022
Overview
This is a manuscript collection of miscellaneous writings from a German man names Hans Schwartz. It was written in the mid-to-late 1500s as noted by two dates on one of the introductory pages-1r (1568 and 1593). There are 11 “works” or different entries followed by four business entries about payments and purchases. It's a manuscript that appears to be the personal journal of Hans Schwartz that he kept for more than 20 years.
Historical Context
14th Century Europe
Genre & Material Analysis
History of Miscellanies
Contextual Analysis
Entries 1-11
There are 11 “works” or different entries followed by four business entries about payments and purchases. Entry 1 seems to be an introduction to basic math with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. Entry 2 focuses on agriculture and has multiple short pieces on gardening and the medicinal use of herbs and plants. Schwartz seems to have borrowed writings from Johannes Mesue to talk about barley and rhubarb in this same section. Entry 3 is a group of witty rhymed verses that were probably used in an educational function, and range in topic from religious to civic or patriotic. Entry 4 describes a peasant uprising and beheadings in 1525 in a small town in Bavaria. Historians believe this entry was part of a larger body of work because it appears to be missing the beginning and end. Entry 5 is a straightforward Christian prayer that describes core beliefs. Entry 6 is a poem written by Hanns Weber of Nuremberg that details a two-week flood and tells Christians to be ready for judgment day. Entry 7 is a history of events that are relevant to Rothenburg ob Tauber, the town where this book was presumably written. Entry 8 is similar to entry 4 in that it gives an account of the same peasant uprising but looks at how it affected Rothenburg and gives a list of names of fugitives who escaped the town. Entry 9 is a song about the peasant revolution but names it the “Franconian Peasant War” and describes the events that lead to the uprising. Lastly, entries 10 and 11 concern the marriage of the author (Hans Schwartz) to Margaretta Wolffen. They contain writings from the local deacon (Niclaus Schmidt), a guest list, and business statements from the inn the couple stayed at.