16th-century ms. ownership inscription of Jakob Reutlinger
Me tenet Jacobus Reut=
linger Vberlingen: Anno S
1582
4o
16th-century ms. ownership inscription, dated 1582, of Jakob Reutlinger (1545-1611) of Überlingen, Germany, near Lake Constance. He held various offices in that city from 1576 on, eventually rising to Bürgermeister in 1600, in which position he served until his death from plague in 1611. He was a skilled diplomat and frequent traveler, often purchasing books for the Ratsbibliothek while abroad (the receipts are still held in the city archives; cf. Handbuch der historischen Buchbestände in Deutschland (Hildesheim: Ohms, 1992-2000), Bd. 9, p. 140). Reutlinger is best known for the "chronicle" of noteworthy events -- personal, social and political -- which he began writing in 1580; the manuscript had reached 16 volumes by the time he died. For biographical notes as well as a summary of Reutlinger's work, see R.W. Brednich, "Das Reutlingersche Sammelwerk im Stadtarchiv Überlingen als volkskundliche Quelle" in Jahrbuch für Volksliedforschung 10. Jahrg. (1965), p. 42-84.
DNB heading: Reutlinger, Jakob, ‡d 1545-1611
Penn Libraries call number: GC55 Ei833 564c
16th-century ms. ownership inscription of Jakob Reutlinger
Me tenet Jacobus Reut=
linger Vberlingen: Anno S
1582
4o
16th-century ms. ownership inscription, dated 1582, of Jakob Reutlinger (1545-1611) of Überlingen, Germany, near Lake Constance. He held various offices in that city from 1576 on, eventually rising to Bürgermeister in 1600, in which position he served until his death from plague in 1611. He was a skilled diplomat and frequent traveler, often purchasing books for the Ratsbibliothek while abroad (the receipts are still held in the city archives; cf. Handbuch der historischen Buchbestände in Deutschland (Hildesheim: Ohms, 1992-2000), Bd. 9, p. 140). Reutlinger is best known for the "chronicle" of noteworthy events -- personal, social and political -- which he began writing in 1580; the manuscript had reached 16 volumes by the time he died. For biographical notes as well as a summary of Reutlinger's work, see R.W. Brednich, "Das Reutlingersche Sammelwerk im Stadtarchiv Überlingen als volkskundliche Quelle" in Jahrbuch für Volksliedforschung 10. Jahrg. (1965), p. 42-84.
DNB heading: Reutlinger, Jakob, ‡d 1545-1611
Penn Libraries call number: GC55 Ei833 564c