Thought I'd give my fingers a rest from stitching and post some links to manuscripts on the BSB. These are all ones I collected while I was on vacation.
MathematicsRies, Adam: Rechnung auff der Linien und Federn Auff allerley Handthierung, Magdeburgk [1579] [VD16 R 2404]A mathematics book, teaching number theory I think. It was designed as a workbook, so there will be a lesson and then pages for the student to write one. Many of the pages have notes and figures written in ink on them.
Albert, Johann: Rechenbüchlein, auff der Feder und Linien ..., Magdeburgk 1585 [VD16 A 1282]More mathematics, and drawings of what looks to be an abacus?
Koebel, Jacob: Das new Reche[n]püchlein Wie mann vff den Linien mit Reche[n]pfennige[n] ... leichtlich reche[n] lerne[n] mage, Oppenheim 1518 [VD16 K 1647]Mathematics and Roman numerals textbook. People had to learn them back them too. This book also has nice printed decorations and capital letters.
It also has a nice page on
money abbreviations and the word equivalent
Medicine and HealthOrdnung einer Erbarn Raths der statt Regenspurg die Hebammen betreffende, Regenspurg [ca. 1550] [VD16 R 546]Regulations from Erban concerning midwives and the child bed. I also think wet nurses are covered too.
Theodorus, Jacobus / Basse, Nikolaus: Eicones plantarum, seu stirpium, arborum nempe, fructicum, herbarum, fructuum lignorum, Francofurti ad Moenum 1590 [VD16 T 829]A nice herbal book showing good drawings of plants (flowers, leaves and roots) with their Latin and German common names. Also has two indexes in the back by Latin and German common names. It has over 1000 pages, so its quite extensive!
Brunschwig, Hieronymus: Chirurgia, Augspurg 1539A medical manual, very good scenes of interiors and
doctor's equipment. Lots of different views of
beds and bedding, and
waiting for the doctor in a comfy looking chairThe drama of a snake bite and
a kitchen scene This book reuses a lot of the same woodcuts over and over, I guess they were on a tight budget.
Fries, Lorenz (Arzt): Spiegel der Artzny, des geleichen vormals nie vo[n] keine[m] doctor in tütsch vßgange[n], ist nützlich vn[d] gut alle[n] denen so der artzet radt begerent, auch de[n] gestreiffelte[n] leye[n], welche sich vnd winden mit artzney vmb zegon; In welche[m] du findest bericht aller he[n]del der artzney, gezoge[n] vß den fürne[m]sten büchern [der] alten, mit schöne[n] bewerte[n] stücke[n] vn[d] kürtzwy[li]gen rede[n], Straßburg 1518 [VD16 F 2871]A medical book, with some anatomy diagrams.
Calendars and Scribal StuffFormular allerlei Schrifften, Instrumenten, und Brieffe, So in hohen Cantzleyen der Keyser, Fürsten und Herren Höfe, Auch anderer Stände und Stätt, Schreibereyen und Consistorien gefertigt und gestellet werden, Zu sampt den gebür und gewönlichen Titel Formen, Einem jeden seiner Geburt, Ampts, Stadt, und wesens, rechtmessig Titel, Ehrwort und Ehrerbietung, zustellen und zugeben ..., Franckfurt am Meyn 1575 [VD16 F 1885]A scribal formula book, just in case you ever wanted to write a formal letter to a Nurnberg Burgher, you could look up the proper form of address for them.
The opening pages has a nice picture of a scribal shop with scribes at work at their desks.
Regiomontanus, Johannes: Eyn newer Kalender von allerhandt artznei, Straßburg 1537 [VD16 M 6545]. A new calendar for 1537, saints days and phases of the moon.
Kalender mit Underrichtung Astronomischer wirkungen, Franckfort am Meyn 1547 [VD16 R 2868]
A calendar for working astrology for 1547. It also has nice little woodcuts of people at work.
Other Meyer, Joachim: Gründtliche Beschreibung des Fechtens, Straßburg 1570 [VD16 M 5087]Nice woodcuts of men's clothes in action. Great view of a fighting school interior too.
Bidpai: Das Buch der Weyßheyt, oder der Alten Weisen von anbeginn der welt, und von geschlecht zu geschlecht, Mit Holzschnitten, Straßburg 1539 [VD16 J 381]I think this is a book on manners, I'm not exactly sure of the meaning of the word, 'Weiszhent'. Although the title appears to be spelled "Das Buch der Weißhent' on the title page, if you look at the top of the latter pages, you can see that what appears to be a 'ß' is formed with a s and z. Perhaps the printer had more s's and z's than he had ß's, but I still don't know what that word is exactly.
In any case, although the date on the book is 1539, the clothing styles on the woodcuts date to around 1495ish, so its most likely a reprint of an older title, or they reused earlier woodcuts.
Colombo, Cristoforo: Eyn schon hübsch lesen von etlichen inßlen die do in kurtzen zyten funden synd durch den künig von hispania, Straßburg 1497.09.30. [BSB-Ink C-472 - GW 7179]Christopher Columbus' book on his travels.
Sachs, Hans: Ein nützlicher Rhat eines Weysen Manns und Jungen Gesellen dreyer Heyrat halben, Nürnberg 1574 [VD16 S 517]A poem by Hans Sachs
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