Adam Teuto Adam Teuto , also known as Coloniensis was a German author of the 14th century . Adam Teuto 's works appeared between 1355 and 1370 . He is known for summarising the then well-circulated book Summa de poenitentia et matrimonio by Raymundus of Pennaforte in mnemonic rhymes which ultimately became a handbook for the clerus . Publications Summula clarissimi Raymundi brevissimo compendio sacramentorum alta complectens mysteria , Cologne , 1502 . Sources Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version at Wikisource Categories : German writers 