The text of this manuscript appears to be a copy of the Danish Church Ordinance of 1537, here applied to Frederick II's new royal patrimony of Ditsmarschen. The original ordinance, by Frederick's father, Christian III, established Danish ecclesiastical organization (Lutheran) and was based on the Augsburg Confession of 1530. The principle text (fol. 1-60) is followed by a register of the articles (fol. 61-65r). This is follwed by copies, in several later hands, of various documents, agreements, and "konighliche und furstliche Constitutionen" of Danish rulers from 1422-1635 (fol. 65v-110).
Extent
115 leaves : paper ; 312 x 183 (271 x 132) mm.
Note [Bibliography]
De Ricci, p. 2169, no. 5
Note [Digital Version]
2010-04-22, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Note [Physical Details]
Collation: Paper, fol. ii + 63 + 47 (darker, thinner, and lower grade paper) + iii (lower grade paper) ; Catchwords, usually every eighth folio. Layout: Written usually in 24-28 long lines; unruled. Decoration: Large flourished initial in red and black ink (fol. 1r). Fol. 1-63 are bordered in red ink, fol. 64-65r are bordered in black ink. Article headings and initials are in red ink through article 50, in black ink proceeding.
Binding is original paper boards covered with a parchment leaf from a 14th c. manuscript.
Note [Provenance]
Fol. 1r signed and dated, "Reimarus Dorn, D. possessor" (probable 18th c. owner). Given to UVM Special Collections by Frederick Billings.
Note [Script]
Written in a small, upright running cursive script. There are additional, later hands towards the end of the manuscript.