Eyne Summa der christlichen Leer : die Gott ytzundt widderumb der Welt geben hat, an den Landtgrauen von Hessen / Philip Melanchthon.

Epitome renovatae ecclesiasticae doctrinae. German

Wittemberg : Nickel Schyrlentz, 1524.

[20] p. ; 20 cm (4to)

First German translation of the 'Epitome renovatae ecclesiasticae doctrinae', published earlier the same year. The tract, which was written at the request of Philipp Landgrave of Hesse, was very influential in spreading ideas of the Lutheran reformation in Hesse.

Signatures: A⁴ B² C⁴.

Printer's name from colophon, which reads: Gedruckt zu Wittemberg. Nickel Schyrlentz MDXXiiij.

See Hartfelder p. 583 no. 78.

Woodcut title border by an artist of the Cranach school, 3 large woodcut initials.

Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des XVI. Jahrhunderts, M 3235
Short-title catalogue of books printed in the German-speaking countries and German books printed in other countries from 1455 to 1600 now in the British Museum, 611
Kuczynski 1921
Johannes Luther, Titeleinfassungen 14a

Germany -- Wittenberg.

BR336.T4 G3 1522 item 4 Cage

Bound in mid 16th century German or Austrian calfskin over wooden boards, elaborate blind-tooled panels and frames; remains of clasps; vellum tabs on fore-edge. Bound 4th in a volume with 15 other German items all printed in the 1520's.

171979