Collection of Handwritten Sermons and Sermon Notes. Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church (1783-1848).

A collection of 45 handwritten sermons, or notes for sermons that were composed & delivered between 1783-1848 (some were delivered in several later years, again, and are so noted in later years). Number 45 seems to have been delivered by D.[aniel?] Dianiska in 1827 at Rima-Banyul. Sizes vary between 4 ¾ in. x 7 ¼ in. to 5 ½ in. x 8 ½ in., they are written in browned, or later black ink in several hands on a variety of mainly laid papers, light blue paper, etc. in Czech (some possibly in Slovak, as they were for a Slovak audience), and one in German, mostly in gothic fraktur style handwriting, with various additions, side-notes, underling, etc. These pages have been individually sewn to form small booklets; condition varies, with some showing faded ink, wear or stains, to the edges, some have source references at the bottom on the last pages. List of the 45 pieces (these are only approximate transcriptions from abbreviated script writing, giving the Sundays/Holy Days, when the Sermons were delivered, with the year; several were delivered again in later years, and those years were added at later dates): [1] 1783 Dnca [Dominica] XXIII. Trinit [Trinitatis]. [16] pp., sewn. [2] 1785 Dmca XIV Trinitatis [8] pp., sewn. [3] 1785 Solemnitate Pentecostali [12] pp., sewn. [4] 1785 Pardnesis ad Confitentes (?) [4] pp. [5] 1785 Pardnesis ad Confit. Dmca Reminisc (?) [4] pp. [6] 1785 Dmca II Trinitatis [12] pp., sewn. [7] 1785 Dmca XXII. Trin. [8] pp., sewn. [8] 1789 Die Parasnes (?) [8] pp., sewn. [9] 1791 Dominica IV Johannis (?) [8] pp., sewn. [10] 1792 Dominica Exaudi [8] pp., sewn. [11] 1792 Dominica XXIV Trin. [8] pp., sewn. [12] 1792 Dominica XXV Trin. [8] pp., sewn. [13] 1792 Dominica XXIII., Trinitatis [8] pp., sewn. [14] 1792 Festo Ascensionis Dni [8] pp., sewn. [15] 1792 Festo Petri & Pauli [8] pp., sewn. [16] 1793 Festo Purificationis [8] pp., sewn. [17] 1793 Domimica Quasimodogeniti (?) [8] pp., sewn. [18] 1794 Dominica V. post. Epiph. [8] pp., sewn. [19] 1794 Dominica I. Trinit. [8] pp., sewn. [20] 1794 Dominica XIV Trin. [8] pp., sewn. [21] 1794 Dominica XVI. Trin. [8] pp., sewn. [22] 1795 D. Pardnesio ad Conf. [4] pp. [23] 1795 Pardnesis Dmca Reminisc. (?) [4] pp. [24] [1]797 Dominica VIII Trintiatis Turolusel (?) [Tisovec?] [14] pp., sewn. [25] 1806 Dom VIII Trinitatis Rom. 8. 12-17. 1810 1812 1819 1821 1842 [14] pp. + inserted [2] pp. note, sewn. [26] 1807 Dominica VIII. Trint. Matth. 7. 19-23. 1811 1814 1817 1819 [12] pp., sewn. [27] 1808 Dominica VIII. Trinitatis. Matth. 7. 15-23. 1809 1813 1814 [8] pp. + [1] p. note inserted, sewn. [28] 1810 Dom. V post Epiph. Col. 3, 12-17. 1818 1821 1830 [8] pp., sewn. [29] 1818 Dominica II Trinitatis Luc. 14. 19-24 [In German] [8] pp., sewn. [30] 1822 (?) Dom VIII p. Trin. [16] pp., sewn. [31] 1823 Dma VIII [8] pp., sewn. [32] 1827 Dominica V. post Epiph. Col. 3. 12-17. [8] pp., sewn. [33] 1827 Evang A.O. per D[aniel] Dianiska Dmca 5 pt Epiphanias [12] pp. + [2] pp. inserted note [34] 1834 Dm VIII Trinit. [4] pp. [35] 1836 Dm VIII pst Trinit.; IX pt. Trinit. [16] pp., sewn. [36] 1837 Doma 8 pt Trin. + [18]46. [8] pp., sewn. [37] 1838 Doma V Epiph. [8] pp. + [2] pp. note inserted, sewn. [38] 1838 Dma VIII pt Trin. [8] pp., sewn [39] 1839 VIII pt. Trinit. [8] pp., sewn. [40] 1842 Dna VIII pt. Trin. (?) [8] pp., sewn. [41] 1843 Dmna V pt Epiph. [8] pp., sewn. [42] 1848 Doma V Epiph/1851 + 54 [4] pp. [43] 1848 Doma VI Epiph. [2] pp. sewn around an [8] pp. Dominica VI post Ephiph. Col. 3, 18-4,1; 1810 1818 1827. [44] Undated: Dominica VIII. Trintat. Matth. VII, 15-23 686-694(i). [45] Undated: Sermo S. Dom. IX p. Trin. Rima-Banyul [1810 or 1817 ?] [16] pp., sewn. The scan shows two Slavic language sermons, and one in German. Interesting manuscript collection, possibly by (or owned by) Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Pastor and author, Daniel Dianiska (1801-63). Most published or printed material (as the Bible), used by Slovak Lutherans was in Czech until the mid-19th century.…