Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft Collection: Manuscript and Pictorial Material, 1592-1754
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4b69n6vd No online items Finding aid to the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft Collection: Manuscript and Pictorial Material, 1592-1754 Processed by Helmi Nock, Brian McCook, and Daniel Rolde The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu © 2001 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. BANC MSS 98/49; BANC PIC 1998.001 1 Finding aid to the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft Collection: Manuscript and Pictorial Material, ca. 1600-ca. 1680 Collection number: BANC MSS 98/49; BANC PIC 1998.001 The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Contact Information: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu Processed by: Helmi Nock, Brian McCook, and Daniel Rolde Date Completed: June 2000 Encoded by: Gabriela A. Montoya © 2001 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft Collection: Manuscript and Pictorial Material, Date (bulk): circa 1600-circa 1700 Collection Number: BANC MSS 98/49; BANC PIC 1998.001 Creator: Bircher, Martin Extent: 308 manuscript documents; 312 copperplate engravings, and other graphic material. Repository: The Bancroft Library. Berkeley, California 94720-6000 Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Abstract: Collection of manuscript documents, engravings, and other pictorial material chiefly from the 17th century relating to the activities and membership of the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft, the earliest German learned society, founded in 1617. Languages Represented: English Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights BANC MSS 98/49; BANC PIC 1998.001 2 Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html . Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft Collection: Manuscript and Pictorial Material, BANC MSS 98/49; BANC PIC 1998.001, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Material Cataloged Separately The Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft Collection includes approximately 800 printed books, pamphlets, and broadsides (classed together under the call number PT1100.F7), 28 codex manuscripts (found under the call number BANC MSS 98/49 [no.]), a medallion, bas-relief, and an album of photomechanical prints (found under the call number BANC PIC 1998.001 [no.]), chiefly from the 17th century. These materials are cataloged separately in the on-line catalog of the Library of the University of California, Berkeley. They cover a wide range of subjects, in keeping with the interests and activities of the society's membership, and include law, art, religion, theology, history, geography, hagiography, Near Eastern philology, hieroglyptology, music, thanatology, and mathematics. They can be found by searching the on-line catalog under author, title, or subject, and as a group by searching under the heading: Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft collection. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Opitz, Martin, 1597-1639 Gryphius, Andreas, 1616-1664 Harsdörffer, Georg Philipp, 1607-1658 Schottelius, Justus Georg, 1612-1676 Logau, Friedrich von, 1604-1655 Zesen, Philipp von, 1619-1689 Moscherosch, Johann Michael, 1601-1669 Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft Societies--Germany Acquisition Information Acquired jointly by the Bancroft Library and the Main Library, University of California, Berkeley, in 1996, from the noted Swiss bibliophile and German Baroque scholar, Prof. Martin Bircher of Geneva, Switzerland. Historical Note A particularly important aspect of the German Baroque period was the emergence of social structures which promoted literacy and the humanistics arts and sciences. Learned societies were established throughout Europe to bring scholars and writers together. One such society was the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft (Fruitbearing Society), known also as the Palmenorden (Order of the Palms) because its emblem was the then-exotic coconut palm tree. Founded in 1617, it played a major role in encouraging the use of written German, and in establishing linguistic and stylistic norms for the language. This collection represents the early years of its activity during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Published Catalog This collection has been extensively described in German in a printed catalog of its contents, Im Garten der Palme, by Martin Bircher, published in 2 volumes by Harrassowitz Verlag at Wiesbaden in 1998. BANC MSS 98/49; BANC PIC 1998.001 3 Manuscript Collection. Call no: BANC MSS 98/49. Manuscript Collection. Call no: BANC MSS 98/49. Physical Description: 307 items. Scope and Content Note Includes letters, autographs, postcripts, charters, edicts, and other documents relating to the membership and activities of the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft, between 1592 amd 1745. Arrangement Arranged by the numbering in the printed catalog. Items 10-50. Box 1 BANC MSS 98/49: 0010. Letter : Marburg, to Fürst August von Anhalt-Plötzkau and Fürst Ludwig von Anhalt-Köthen : ALS, 1632 Nov. 30. Author(s): Georg II, Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt, 1605-1661 Recipient(s): August, Fürst von Anhalt-Plötzkau, 1575-1653 (FG46) Physical Description: 1 leaf ; 34 x 21 cm. Scope and Content Note Discussion about a payment out of the will of Eleonore, Herzogin von Württemberg, spouse of Georg I., Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt, mother of Fürst August and Fürst Ludwig. Source/Provenance: Stargardt 614, Nr. 77 Language: German Box 1 BANC MSS 98/49: 0011. Letter : Plötzkau, to Elisabeth Sophie von Sachsen-Gotha, Gotha : ALS, 1644 Jan. 17. Author(s): August, Fürst von Anhalt-Plötzkau, 1575-1653 (FG46) Recipient(s): Elisabeth Sophie, Herzogin von Sachsen-Gotha, 1619-1680 Physical Description: Address and seal on verso of leaf 2.2 leaves ; 32 x 20 cm. Scope and Content Note Answer to New Year's greetings from 18. Dec. 1643 of Duchess Elisabeth Sophie von Sachsen-Gotha, spouse of Ernst I, Herzog von Sachsen-Gotha (FG19). Source/Provenance: Bassenge, Berlin 19, Nr. 5050, Mai 1972 Language: German Box 1 BANC MSS 98/49: 0015. Letter : Bernburg, to Ludwig von Anhalt-Köthen : ALS, 1616 Oct. 27. Author(s): Christian I, Fürst von Anhalt-Bernburg, 1568-1630 (FG26) Recipient(s): Ludwig, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, 1579-1650 (FG2) Physical Description: Address, seal and signed receipt on verso of leaf 1.2 leaves ; (1 fold. with date, 33 x 20 cm., 1 addition to the letter without date, 13 x 20 cm.) Scope and Content Note He asks his brother, Duke Ludwig von Anhalt-Köthen, for an appointment for the next day concerning a "Commission". Source/Provenance: Stargardt 634, Nov. 85, Nr. 983 Language: French BANC MSS 98/49; BANC PIC 1998.001 4 Manuscript Collection. Call no: BANC MSS 98/49. Box 1 BANC MSS 98/49: 0016. Post scriptum : to Christian I. Fürst von Anhalt-Berburg : ALS. Author(s): Frederick I, King of Bohemia, 1596-1632 Recipient(s): Christian I, Fürst von Anhalt-Bernburg, 1568-1630 (FG26) Physical Description: Seal and receipt dated 24. Sept. 1618 on verso.1 leaf ; 32 x 19 cm. Scope and Content Note Refers to "3 Captains" discussed in a previous letter. Source/Provenance: Tenner 116/I, Nr. 589, 1977 Language: German Box 1 BANC MSS 98/49: 0017. Letter : Bernburg, to Ludwig, Fürst von Anhalt-Köthen : ALS, 1626 Feb. 16. Author(s): Christian I, Fürst von Anhalt-Bernburg, 1568-1630 (FG26) Recipient(s): Ludwig, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, 1579-1650 (FG2) Physical Description: 2 seals and receipt dated 18. Febr. 1626 on p. 4.2 leaves ; 31 x 19 cm. Scope and Content Note Response to a letter from 5./15. Febr. 1626, describing the horrors of the war in his country and lacking of funds to house his troups. Source/Provenance: Bassenge/Berlin 24, Nr. 4869, Nov. 1974 Language: French Box 1 BANC MSS 98/49: 0018. Letter : Bernburg, to Octavio Piccolomini, Fürst d'Aragona u. Duca d' Amalfi (FG356) : ALS, 1642 Feb. 20. Author(s): Christian II, Fürst von Anhalt-Bernburg, 1599-1656 (FG51) Recipient(s): Piccolomini, Ottavio, 1599-1656 (FG356) Physical Description: 2 pages of text, plus 1 half page bearing seal on verso of leaf 2.2 leaves ; 33 x 20 cm. Scope and Content Note Request to Piccolomini and Archduke Leopold Wilhelm for support. Source/Provenance: Adam 366 Language: Italian BANC MSS 98/49; BANC PIC 1998.001 5 Manuscript Collection. Call no: BANC MSS 98/49. Box 1 BANC MSS 98/49: 0019. Letter : Bernburg, to Fürst Ludwig von Anhalt-Köthen (FG2) and Fürst August von Anhalt-Plötzkau (FG46) : ALS, 1643 Apr. 11. Author(s): Christian II, Fürst von Anhalt-Bernburg, 1599-1656 (FG51) Recipient(s): Ludwig, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, 1579-1650 (FG2) Physical Description: 2 pages of text and seal on verso of leaf 2.2 leaves ; 33 x 20 cm. Scope and Content Note Letter discusses family disputes. Source/Provenance: Wildner/Graz, Dec. 82, nr. 549 Language: German Box 1 BANC MSS 98/49: 0020. Letter : Bernburg, to Christian II., Fürst von Anhalt-Bernburg : ALS, 1643 Oct. 28. Author(s): Berge, Johann von Recipient(s): Christian II, Fürst von Anhalt-Bernburg, 1599-1656 (FG51) Physical Description: 1 leaf ; 33 x 20 cm. Scope and Content Note Letter regarding outstanding debts owed to the Swedes by the city and administration of Bernburg .