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A woodcut border to Luther's Eyn kurtze vnterichtu[n]g, warauff Christus seine Kirchen, oder Gemain gebawet hab printed in 1524. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting God or Jesus Christ holding the globus cruciger (top), decorative pillars with fish and plant motifs (sides), and the scene of the woman and the dragon from Revelations 7 (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Eyn kurtze vnterichtu[n]g, warauff Christus seine Kirchen, oder Gemain gebawet hab printed in 1524. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting God or Jesus Christ holding the globus cruciger (top), decorative pillars with fish and plant motifs (sides), and the scene of the woman and the dragon from Revelations 7 (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Widder das blind vnd toll verdamnis der siebenzehen artickel von der elenden schendlichen vniuersitet zu Ingolstat ausgangen printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Widder das blind vnd toll verdamnis der siebenzehen artickel von der elenden schendlichen vniuersitet zu Ingolstat ausgangen printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Wider den neuen Abgott und alten Teufel printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting an architectural archway supported by Corinthian columns (all), a pair of cherubs holding staves (top corners), and a pair of cherubs holding a medallion with a blank shield (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Wider den neuen Abgott und alten Teufel printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting an architectural archway supported by Corinthian columns (all), a pair of cherubs holding staves (top corners), and a pair of cherubs holding a medallion with a blank shield (bottom).

A woodcut border to a German translation of Luther's letter to Duke Charles III of Savoy printed in 1524. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting an architectural arch or niche decorated with Corinthian columns (sides), a lady and a knight holding blank shields (top left and right), a pair of sirens holding a blank shield (top), a blank shield filled in with a hand-drawn symbol flanked by two cherubs playing the drums and flute (bottom).

A woodcut border to a German translation of Luther's letter to Duke Charles III of Savoy printed in 1524. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting an architectural arch or niche decorated with Corinthian columns (sides), a lady and a knight holding blank shields (top left and right), a pair of sirens holding a blank shield (top), a blank shield filled in with a hand-drawn symbol flanked by two cherubs playing the drums and flute (bottom).

A colored woodcut border to Luther's Uon kauffsshandlung vnd Wucher printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A colored woodcut border to Luther's Uon kauffsshandlung vnd Wucher printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's De instituendis ministris ecclesiae printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's De instituendis ministris ecclesiae printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Wolfgang Capito's Was man halten, vnnd Antwurtten soll, von der spaltung zwischen Martin Luther, vnnd Andres Carolstadt printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Wolfgang Capito's Was man halten, vnnd Antwurtten soll, von der spaltung zwischen Martin Luther, vnnd Andres Carolstadt printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Zwei kaiserliche uneinige und widerwärtige Gebote den Luther betreffend printed in 1524. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting three cherubs holding a plaque with the date of publication (top), a pair of architectural elements with two men standing between pairs of columns and topped with a female and male siren respectively (sides), and a man's torso with plant-like limbs (bottom).

A woodcut border to Zwei kaiserliche uneinige und widerwärtige Gebote den Luther betreffend printed in 1524. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting three cherubs holding a plaque with the date of publication (top), a pair of architectural elements with two men standing between pairs of columns and topped with a female and male siren respectively (sides), and a man's torso with plant-like limbs (bottom).

A woodcut border to a selection of Ambrosius Catharinus' criticisms of Luther printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts floral decorations, cherubs, and bucrania (top and sides), as well as a pair of cherubs flanking a pair of pegasi (bottom).

A woodcut border to a selection of Ambrosius Catharinus' criticisms of Luther printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts floral decorations, cherubs, and bucrania (top and sides), as well as a pair of cherubs flanking a pair of pegasi (bottom).

The title page of Hans Sachs' Disputacion zwischen ainem Chorherrenn vnnd Schüchmacher : dariñ das wort gottes vnd ein recht Cristlich wesen verfochtten wirtt featuring a scene where a cobbler approaches a canon and a woman, possibly the canon's cook.

The title page of Hans Sachs' Disputacion zwischen ainem Chorherrenn vnnd Schüchmacher : dariñ das wort gottes vnd ein recht Cristlich wesen verfochtten wirtt featuring a scene where a cobbler approaches a canon and a woman, possibly the canon's cook.

The title page of Diepold Peringer's Ein Sermon geprediget vom Pawren zu Werdt, bey Nürmberg, am Sontag vor Fassnacht, von dem freyen Willen des Menschen featuring an image of a German peasant farmer holding an agricultural flail (used to separate grain from husk) in representation of the author. A coat of arms is set beside the figure.

The title page of Diepold Peringer's Ein Sermon geprediget vom Pawren zu Werdt, bey Nürmberg, am Sontag vor Fassnacht, von dem freyen Willen des Menschen featuring an image of a German peasant farmer holding an agricultural flail (used to separate grain from husk) in representation of the author. A coat of arms is set beside the figure.

The title page of Etlich Cristlich lider Lobgesang, vn[d] Psalm : dem reinen wort Gottes gemess, auss der heylige[n] schrifft, durch mancherley hochgelerter gemacht, in der Kirchen zu sigen, wie es dann zum tayl berayt zuo Wittenberg in übung ist featuring four decorative panels, the left and right mirrored decorative columns, the top featuring Jesus/God, and the bottom (printed upside-down) featuring a pair of horns with two swans and fish.

The title page of Etlich Cristlich lider Lobgesang, vn[d] Psalm : dem reinen wort Gottes gemess, auss der heylige[n] schrifft, durch mancherley hochgelerter gemacht, in der Kirchen zu sigen, wie es dann zum tayl berayt zuo Wittenberg in übung ist featuring four decorative panels, the left and right mirrored decorative columns, the top featuring Jesus/God, and the bottom (printed upside-down) featuring a pair of horns with two swans and fish.

A woodcut depicting a pair of mendicant monks standing beneath an archway as a pair of men sit at a table and wave them away.

A woodcut depicting a pair of mendicant monks standing beneath an archway as a pair of men sit at a table and wave them away.

A woodcut depicting a pair of mendicant monks standing beneath an archway as a pair of men sit at a table and wave them away.

A woodcut depicting a pair of mendicant monks standing beneath an archway as a pair of men sit at a table and wave them away.

A woodcut depicting a pair of mendicant monks standing beneath an archway as a pair of men sit at a table and wave them away.

A woodcut depicting a pair of mendicant monks standing beneath an archway as a pair of men sit at a table and wave them away.

A woodcut depicting a pair of mendicant monks standing beneath an archway as a pair of men sit at a table and wave them away.

A woodcut depicting a pair of mendicant monks standing beneath an archway as a pair of men sit at a table and wave them away.

Summary: Osiander provides a fuller translation of the traditional Catholic rite of baptism than Münzer or Luther, who had both published baptism liturgies one year earlier, and who had eliminated certain ritual elements.

Summary: Osiander provides a fuller translation of the traditional Catholic rite of baptism than Münzer or Luther, who had both published baptism liturgies one year earlier, and who had eliminated certain ritual elements.

Summary: First German printing of this treatise by Philipp Melanchthon on the three monastic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

Summary: First German printing of this treatise by Philipp Melanchthon on the three monastic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

Summary: Sermon preached November 1, 1523, on Matthew 18:23-35 (the parable of the forgiven debtor who was unforgiving).

Summary: Sermon preached November 1, 1523, on Matthew 18:23-35 (the parable of the forgiven debtor who was unforgiving).

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Summary: The term "Evangelical Mass" was coined by the Lutherans as their attempt to shop that it was they and not the Catholics who were the preservers of the true tradition of the Lord's Supper. Bugenhagen was, next to Melanchthon, Luther's closest ally in the Protestant struggle. This tract indicates which attributes the Lutherans believed to be necessary for worthy reception of the Lord's Supper.

Summary: The term "Evangelical Mass" was coined by the Lutherans as their attempt to shop that it was they and not the Catholics who were the preservers of the true tradition of the Lord's Supper. Bugenhagen was, next to Melanchthon, Luther's closest ally in the Protestant struggle. This tract indicates which attributes the Lutherans believed to be necessary for worthy reception of the Lord's Supper.