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A map of Africa depicting locations explored by Europeans up to the early 19th century, including the Sahara, Madagascar, and the Ivory Coast.

A map of Africa depicting locations explored by Europeans up to the early 19th century, including the Sahara, Madagascar, and the Ivory Coast.

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A medallion featuring the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) with a cross banner.

A medallion featuring the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) with a cross banner.

A vellum leaf from a Dutch Book of Hours. The recto and verso have decorated borders; the recto contains a six-line historiated initial “S” depicting the head of Christ, the symbol of the “agnus dei” (lamb of God) in the margin, and two two-line decorated initials all in red and blue inks.

A vellum leaf from a Dutch Book of Hours. The recto and verso have decorated borders; the recto contains a six-line historiated initial “S” depicting the head of Christ, the symbol of the “agnus dei” (lamb of God) in the margin, and two two-line decorated initials all in red and blue inks.

A pair of engravings depicting four obelisks (Vatican Obelisk, Lateran Obelisk, Flaminio Obelisk, and the Esquiline Obelisk), the Santi Apostoli, and Trajan's Column. All of these were part of Pope Sixtus V's urban reform program.

A pair of engravings depicting four obelisks (Vatican Obelisk, Lateran Obelisk, Flaminio Obelisk, and the Esquiline Obelisk), the Santi Apostoli, and Trajan's Column. All of these were part of Pope Sixtus V's urban reform program.

Summary: German translation by Ludwig Hätzer of Epistola contra Judaeorum, thought to be written in Arabic by Samuel of Marocco, an apostate Jew at the beginning of the 11th century and translated into Latin by the Spanish Dominican Alphonsus Bonihominis in the 14th century and widely disseminated. Bonihominis is likely the real author of the work.

Summary: German translation by Ludwig Hätzer of Epistola contra Judaeorum, thought to be written in Arabic by Samuel of Marocco, an apostate Jew at the beginning of the 11th century and translated into Latin by the Spanish Dominican Alphonsus Bonihominis in the 14th century and widely disseminated. Bonihominis is likely the real author of the work.

Summary: This work is an anonymous translation to German from Latin of Luther's letter (Ad inlustrissimum principem Carolum Sabaudiae ducem Epistola) to Duke Charles III of Savoy, dated September 7, 1523.

Summary: This work is an anonymous translation to German from Latin of Luther's letter (Ad inlustrissimum principem Carolum Sabaudiae ducem Epistola) to Duke Charles III of Savoy, dated September 7, 1523.

Summary: First printing of an early Advent sermon by Luther, focusing on the signs of the impending end of the world.

Summary: First printing of an early Advent sermon by Luther, focusing on the signs of the impending end of the world.

Summary: H. Sachs the Nuremberg "Master-Singer" and shoemaker became an early and ardent supporter of Luther and the Protestant cause. In this "trio-logue" a baker named Peter, a monk named Heinrich, and a shoemaker named Hans discuss questions relating to monastic life and monastic vows. The work is in prose, a change from Sachs' usual rhymed couplet format. This printing is from the same year as the first printing and re-uses the woodcut from the title page of the first printing.

Summary: H. Sachs the Nuremberg "Master-Singer" and shoemaker became an early and ardent supporter of Luther and the Protestant cause. In this "trio-logue" a baker named Peter, a monk named Heinrich, and a shoemaker named Hans discuss questions relating to monastic life and monastic vows. The work is in prose, a change from Sachs' usual rhymed couplet format. This printing is from the same year as the first printing and re-uses the woodcut from the title page of the first printing.

View from the Jaffa road of ʻEn Kerem (Aim Karim), the supposed birthplace of John the Baptist.

View from the Jaffa road of ʻEn Kerem (Aim Karim), the supposed birthplace of John the Baptist.

Summary: Sermon preached June 9, 1522, on John III, 16, "For God so loved the world ..."

Summary: Sermon preached June 9, 1522, on John III, 16, "For God so loved the world ..."

Summary: Sermon preached August 10, 1522, on Matthew 7:15-23 (Beware of False Prophets).

Summary: Sermon preached August 10, 1522, on Matthew 7:15-23 (Beware of False Prophets).

Summary: Sermon preached July 27, 1522, on Matthew 5:20ff. (Unless your righteousness is greater than that of the Pharisees, etc,.).

Summary: Sermon preached July 27, 1522, on Matthew 5:20ff. (Unless your righteousness is greater than that of the Pharisees, etc,.).

Summary: Sermon preached April 2, 1523 (Maundy Thursday), on the value and efficacy of the Holy Sacrament.

Summary: Sermon preached April 2, 1523 (Maundy Thursday), on the value and efficacy of the Holy Sacrament.

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Summary: Sermon by Martin Luther criticizing the adoration of the cross and supposed relics of the Passion.

Summary: Sermon by Martin Luther criticizing the adoration of the cross and supposed relics of the Passion.

Summary: A sermon by Luther admonishing the directing of one's attentions not to the wealth of the church and its relics, but to the needs of the poor.

Summary: A sermon by Luther admonishing the directing of one's attentions not to the wealth of the church and its relics, but to the needs of the poor.