TO THE MAN

MOST NOBLE AND

VIGOROUS

HEINRICH WIL-

HELM

OF FREYENFELS,

SILESIAN KNIGHT,

LORD OF

UPPER PEUCA,

Peuca Superior refers to a lordship in Silesia, likely the area known today as Peilau.

MOST INDULGENT FATHER,

From the

Royal Library

of Berlin.

Red circular provenance stamp of the Royal Library in Berlin; original Latin: "Ex Biblioth. Regia Berolinensi."

SOLD

FROM THE ROYAL

LIBRARY OF BERLIN.

Smaller red circular stamp indicating the item was sold or deaccessioned as a duplicate from the collection; "VEND." is an abbreviation for "Venditum" (Sold/Venditum).

The following is a translation of the title page text, which appears as a mirrored image on this leaf from the page following it. This was a common occurrence in old books where the ink from one page would transfer to the facing page over centuries of pressure.

In the Name of Jesus, May God Bless.

original Latin abbreviation: D. B. I. N. (likely Deo Bene Iuvante Nomine), a standard pious invocation used by scholars to begin a formal work.

A DISSERTATION

CONCERNING THE

RENOWNED POETIC BOOK

Theuerdanck

The "Theuerdank" is a famous chivalric poem first published in 1517. It was commissioned by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I to allegorically tell the story of his journey to win his bride, Mary of Burgundy.

WHICH

UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF

JOHANN DAVID KÖHLER

PUBLIC PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND ELOQUENCE

AT THE NOURISHING UNIVERSITY OF ALTDORF,

The "Nourishing University" (Alma Mater) of Altdorf, located near Nuremberg, was a prestigious institution of higher learning in the 17th and 18th centuries.

SUBMITTED TO

PUBLIC EXAMIN...

The text cuts off here, but would likely have concluded with "Public Examination" or "Disputation."