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Reference Number MS PHILL/59
TitleSwiss Political, Religious and Military Texts
Date16th century-18th century
DescriptionManuscript volume containing nine texts on various subjects bound together:

(1) Abschrift des Fridenns Artickell wie sy im veld zu Cappell gestellt vnndt abgeredt. Vorred vnnd nachred der Schidluttenen 1529 (10 leaves)
(2) Grafschaft Thun und andere mter, wie und wann sie an Bern gekommen, und ihre Landvgte [17th-18th century, after 1695] (8 leaves)
(2a) Buren. Hare vor zetten den Beiden Brassen Otto und Berchtold von Brassburg [17th century] (8 leaves)
(3) Praecisum aus den Mhgh. des Commercien Raths eingelangten Schreiben und Berichten ber den Zustand und die Beschaffenheit des Commecie in den Stdten und Dorfschaften Teutscher Landen 1753 (12 leaves + 2 blank)
(4) Plan de Mmoires D'Artillerie 1755, with ink diagrams in the text (9 leaves + 3 blank)
(5) Kurze Untersuchung der Bernerischen Praeeminenzrechten auf die Landschafft Schwarzenburg [16th-18th century] (26 leaves)
(6) Examen si Matthieu a ecrit son evangile originellement en Hebreu ou en Grec [16th century-18th century] (6 leaves)
(7) Gutachtliche Gedanken ber Das Geschft der Heimathlosen 1754 (6 leaves)
(8) Memoriale der St Zurich wegen Strassburgischen Anforderungen Sep 1770 (8 leaves).
Extent1 volume containing 101 leaves
CustodialHistoryThe manuscripts belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. Formerly Phillipps MSS (respectively 3449, 3405, 3408, 3425, 3498, 3421b, 3471a, 3423, 3456a); numbers (3), (5), (7) and (8) were also Engel MSS.
AcquisitionThe Phillipps Manuscripts at University College London were given to the College by the German government in 1912.
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
FindingAidsDorothy K Coveney, 'A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London' (London, 1935); handlist at University College London Special Collections.
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