Publication details
Zwei Brünner Fassungen der Belehrungen für illiterate Schöffen – Pro Eruditione Juratorum Illiteratorum
| Title in English | Two versions of an edifying moralistic text for illiterate city jurors from Brno – Pro Eruditione Juratorum Illiteratorum |
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Brünner Beiträge zur Germanistik und Nordistik |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | philology; German; official - chancery - language; edifying text; city jurors; Brno; edition |
| Description | The article presents a Late Medieval edifying German text, consisting of 82 Verses, aimed at the "illiterate" city jurors (not proficient in Latin), attributed to Wenzel from Iglau (Václav z Jihlavy). A parallel edition of both known versions of the text is included in the paper; the primary source tradition is sketched (two manuscripts belonging to the Brno City Archive, Sign. Nr. 5 and Nr. 2762) along with the analysis of selected language features as well as the central topics, also considering some available textual parallels. |