An die Radherrn aller stedte deutsches lands : das sie Christliche schulen auffrichten vnd halten sollen
Summary: Radical reformers such as Karlstadt believed that education was unnecessary for faith. Luther argued against such a position, asking all cities to set up schools to teach correct doctrine. He also emphasized the need for teaching Latin and Greek as part of Christian education. This is the first printing of this important tract.
Signatures: A-D4, E3, [A] unsigned, A1b blank.
Imprint: Printer from Benzing.
Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title within engraved, historiated, architectural, woodcut border (putti and Luther's coat of arms), initial.
Additional Details: This volume was formerly in the Beck Lutherana collection, #400. Title page trimmed too closely at right hand margin and bottom.
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
German
Education
Germany
Sixteenth century
38 unnumbered pages
18 cm
Text
books
Quarto
This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
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Historiated title page border of An die Radherrn aller stedte deutsches lands : das sie Christliche schulen auffrichten vnd halten sollen
Benzing, Lutherbibliographie, 1875
WA15, 15A
BM STC German, 1455-1600, p. 541
Adams, L., -1850?, who lists printer as "[M. Lotter?]"
Pegg, Swiss, 3067
Pegg, Great Britain, 1997
Pegg, Bibliotheca, 933
Kuczyński, 1597
Title page border: Luther, J. Titeleinfassungen, 42
1524 LUTH W
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