Special Collections Interest Group
ATLA Annual Conference, 2007
M. Patrick Graham
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Veit DietrichTimeline
1506 Born December 8 in Nuremberg
1522 Arrived at Wittenberg in March
1529 Accompanied Luther to Marburg Colloquy
1530 Accompanied Luther to the Coburg castle
1533 Became dean of the arts faculty at Wittenberg
1535 Returned to Nuremberg to a pastorate at St Sebaldus
1541 Summaria vber das alte Testament, Wittenberg
1544 Summaria vber das newe Testament, Wittenberg
1545 Summaria vber die gantze Bibel, Nuremberg
1546 Attended the Diet of Regensburg
1547 Suspended from pastorate by Charles V
1549 Died March 25
1522 Arrived at Wittenberg in March
1529 Accompanied Luther to Marburg Colloquy
1530 Accompanied Luther to the Coburg castle
1533 Became dean of the arts faculty at Wittenberg
1535 Returned to Nuremberg to a pastorate at St Sebaldus
1541 Summaria vber das alte Testament, Wittenberg
1544 Summaria vber das newe Testament, Wittenberg
1545 Summaria vber die gantze Bibel, Nuremberg
1546 Attended the Diet of Regensburg
1547 Suspended from pastorate by Charles V
1549 Died March 25
General Observations about the Summaria
A comparison of the amount of space devoted to each biblical book in the Summaria with the space devoted to that book in the German Bible elicits the following observations:
•Ratio of NT to OT text in a Bible = 1:3 .
Ratio in the Summaria = 1:1
• Material seen as of less theological value is omitted (e.g. genealogies, building programs)
• Material with problematic theology or great difficulties in interpretation may also be omitted (e.g. James, Revelation)
• As for synoptic material, the first book is treated most extensively and cross references are used in later books
• Pedagogical concerns are critical
• Additional and confessional factors also were important (e.g. the decision to insert Luther’s work on Psalms)
•Ratio of NT to OT text in a Bible = 1:3 .
Ratio in the Summaria = 1:1
• Material seen as of less theological value is omitted (e.g. genealogies, building programs)
• Material with problematic theology or great difficulties in interpretation may also be omitted (e.g. James, Revelation)
• As for synoptic material, the first book is treated most extensively and cross references are used in later books
• Pedagogical concerns are critical
• Additional and confessional factors also were important (e.g. the decision to insert Luther’s work on Psalms)
Contents of 1548 Summaria
•Title-page for entire work
•Address by Dietrich to the Christian reader
•Foreword with dedication to Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
•Melanchthon on the distinction between the two testaments
•Summaries of OT books
•Colophon
•Title-page for NT
•Foreword with dedication, same as first
•Summaries of NT books
•Melanchthon on the difference between true Christian teaching and Papist teaching
•Melanchthon on forgiveness of sin and blessedness
•Colophon
•Address by Dietrich to the Christian reader
•Foreword with dedication to Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
•Melanchthon on the distinction between the two testaments
•Summaries of OT books
•Colophon
•Title-page for NT
•Foreword with dedication, same as first
•Summaries of NT books
•Melanchthon on the difference between true Christian teaching and Papist teaching
•Melanchthon on forgiveness of sin and blessedness
•Colophon
Two Bookdealers
Paul Brunnquell
BOOKSELLER
Milwaukee, Wis.
Oswald Weigel
Antiquariat & Auktions-Institut
Leipzig, Königstr. i
Summary on Zubke Family
Thanks to Joel Thoreson, Chief Archivist for Management, Reference, and Technology, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Elk Grove Village, IL) for his assistance.
• Herman Zubke was born in 1845 in Prussia, immigrated to America
at age 23 in 1868, and married Emelia/Louisa in 1874; he was a wagonmaker & owned his home; he could read & write but could not speak English; his father, August, was a farm laborer and in 1880 lived with the family in Germantown, Wisconsin (NW of Milwaukee)
• Emelia/Louisa was born in Wisconsin to German immigrants, was a homemaker, and could read, write, & speak English
• Herman & Emelia/Louisa had Arthur in 1875 (Dec. 12) and Ella in 1887, and still lived in Germantown, WI
• In 1910, Arthur [Edwin] Zubke lived in Milwaukee by himself and was a music teacher; by 1918, he lived at 1071 Cedar St. (Milwaukee) with his father
• Herman Zubke may have acquired the Summaria in 1892 (Arthur was 17 years of age then) and gave it to his son later
• Herman Zubke was born in 1845 in Prussia, immigrated to America
at age 23 in 1868, and married Emelia/Louisa in 1874; he was a wagonmaker & owned his home; he could read & write but could not speak English; his father, August, was a farm laborer and in 1880 lived with the family in Germantown, Wisconsin (NW of Milwaukee)
• Emelia/Louisa was born in Wisconsin to German immigrants, was a homemaker, and could read, write, & speak English
• Herman & Emelia/Louisa had Arthur in 1875 (Dec. 12) and Ella in 1887, and still lived in Germantown, WI
• In 1910, Arthur [Edwin] Zubke lived in Milwaukee by himself and was a music teacher; by 1918, he lived at 1071 Cedar St. (Milwaukee) with his father
• Herman Zubke may have acquired the Summaria in 1892 (Arthur was 17 years of age then) and gave it to his son later
The Beast of Revelation
Attributed to the Seventh Day Adventist, Uriah Smith (Thoughts, Critical and
Practical, on the Book of Daniel and the Revelation, 1882; p. 619 of the
1944/1972 reprint presents this example of gematria).
Challenges & Opportunities
• An inexpensive way to begin is with materials in hand
• Prospects for exhibition may be enhanced by focusing on materials related to your institution’s mission or other local interests
• Visiting librarians, subject specialists, or others passing through may be useful sources of information about your materials
• As specific questions are formulated, don’t hesitate to pose them to external specialists; your problem may be their research opportunity
• Rather than detracting from the value of your item, indications of provenance may help you tell its story and connect with constituencies
• Even if a binding is not contemporary with the date of publication, it may contribute to the story of the social location and geographical movements of former owners
• Look to other works in your collection or elsewhere, executed by the same printer, to explore commonalities in exemplars, relations with authors, and other webs of connection
• Look for allies in your faculty, professional colleagues, religious bodies, and local collectors
• Prospects for exhibition may be enhanced by focusing on materials related to your institution’s mission or other local interests
• Visiting librarians, subject specialists, or others passing through may be useful sources of information about your materials
• As specific questions are formulated, don’t hesitate to pose them to external specialists; your problem may be their research opportunity
• Rather than detracting from the value of your item, indications of provenance may help you tell its story and connect with constituencies
• Even if a binding is not contemporary with the date of publication, it may contribute to the story of the social location and geographical movements of former owners
• Look to other works in your collection or elsewhere, executed by the same printer, to explore commonalities in exemplars, relations with authors, and other webs of connection
• Look for allies in your faculty, professional colleagues, religious bodies, and local collectors
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