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Summary: Third printing of the Ansbach Catechism by Andreas Althamer and Johannes Rurer, commissioned by Margrave Georg of Brandenburg. It has been called the first regional catechism of the Protestant movement. It contains 92 questions and answers as well as an appendix with 18 prayers.

Summary: Third printing of the Ansbach Catechism by Andreas Althamer and Johannes Rurer, commissioned by Margrave Georg of Brandenburg. It has been called the first regional catechism of the Protestant movement. It contains 92 questions and answers as well as an appendix with 18 prayers.

Summary: This is the second printing of Luther's exposition of Psalm 147. Text in German includes M. Luther's German translation of Psalms CXLVII from the Hebrew O.T.

Summary: This is the second printing of Luther's exposition of Psalm 147. Text in German includes M. Luther's German translation of Psalms CXLVII from the Hebrew O.T.

Summary: After Karlstadt had been driven out of Saxony, he sought refuge in South Germany. When this proved impossible, he returned to Wittenberg. Karlstadt publish a retraction of his former opinions and then publish nothing else without prior approval. This is the retraction with Luther's preface. Needless to say, Karlstadt did not find these conditions at all acceptable and he was soon on the move again. He came to settle in Switzerland, first in Zurich and finally in Basel, where he died on Christmas Eve, 1541.

Summary: After Karlstadt had been driven out of Saxony, he sought refuge in South Germany. When this proved impossible, he returned to Wittenberg. Karlstadt publish a retraction of his former opinions and then publish nothing else without prior approval. This is the retraction with Luther's preface. Needless to say, Karlstadt did not find these conditions at all acceptable and he was soon on the move again. He came to settle in Switzerland, first in Zurich and finally in Basel, where he died on Christmas Eve, 1541.

A woodcut border to Luther's Erklerung wie Carlstat sein ler vonn dem hochwirdigen Sacrament : vnd andere achtet vnnd geachtet haben will 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 Erklerung wie Carlstat sein ler vonn dem hochwirdigen Sacrament : vnd andere achtet vnnd geachtet haben will 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).

The title page of Martin Luther's Wider die mordischen vnd reubischen Rotten der Pawren featuring an architectural frame including floral patterns, columns, and a pair of fish.

The title page of Martin Luther's Wider die mordischen vnd reubischen Rotten der Pawren featuring an architectural frame including floral patterns, columns, and a pair of fish.

A woodcut depicting Hosea, his wife, Gomer, and their three children, Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah, and Lo-Ammi. The first verse of the book of Hosea is printed above.

A woodcut depicting Hosea, his wife, Gomer, and their three children, Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah, and Lo-Ammi. The first verse of the book of Hosea is printed above.

A woodcut depicting the scene of Judgement day. The Trinity are depicted at the top of the image, presiding over the scene below where souls are guided either by angels past St. Peter into Heaven, or by a demon into the mouth of a great beast and Hell. A pair of banners unfurl from the Trinity towards the departing souls. The one above the souls entering Heaven reads "Cuius vult unseretur". The one avobe the souls entering Hell reads "Quem vult indurat".

A woodcut depicting the scene of Judgement day. The Trinity are depicted at the top of the image, presiding over the scene below where souls are guided either by angels past St. Peter into Heaven, or by a demon into the mouth of a great beast and Hell. A pair of banners unfurl from the Trinity towards the departing souls. The one above the souls entering Heaven reads "Cuius vult unseretur". The one avobe the souls entering Hell reads "Quem vult indurat".

Summary: This is a short work by Staupitz on predestination.

Summary: This is a short work by Staupitz on predestination.

Summary: First edition of Ulrich Pinder's Passion narrative richly illustrated with 77 woodcut images (39 full page). Pinder was medical doctor, who had served as the court physician of the Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony. After 1493 he was the town physician for the city of Nuremberg, where he also wrote several medical tracts and published a variety of books with the printer Friedrich Peypus. For this work, Pinder employed the services of the engravers Hans Schaufelein, who contributed 39 woodcuts, and Hans Baldung Grien, who contributed 21 woodcuts.

Summary: First edition of Ulrich Pinder's Passion narrative richly illustrated with 77 woodcut images (39 full page). Pinder was medical doctor, who had served as the court physician of the Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony. After 1493 he was the town physician for the city of Nuremberg, where he also wrote several medical tracts and published a variety of books with the printer Friedrich Peypus. For this work, Pinder employed the services of the engravers Hans Schaufelein, who contributed 39 woodcuts, and Hans Baldung Grien, who contributed 21 woodcuts.

A colorized woodcut by Hans Schäufelein taken from a 16th century devotional work, "Speculum passionis Domini Nostri Ihesu Christi," by the Nuremberg doctor and publisher Ulrich Pinder (1507 PIND), which depicts the scourging of Christ.

A colorized woodcut by Hans Schäufelein taken from a 16th century devotional work, "Speculum passionis Domini Nostri Ihesu Christi," by the Nuremberg doctor and publisher Ulrich Pinder (1507 PIND), which depicts the scourging of Christ.