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Sammelband – An anthology comprising 19 Reformation prints relating to the Augsburg Interim and the adiaphoristic controversies. 1535–1561.
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Reformation. – An anthology comprising 19 Reformation prints relating to the Augsburg Interim and the adiaphoristic controversies. 1535–1561.
Reformation. – An anthology comprising 19 Reformation prints on the disputes surrounding the Augsburg Interim and the adiaphoristic controversies. These include 7 treatises by M. Flacius Illyricus, of which 6 are first editions and one is a second printing (VD16 F 1270, 1274, 1482, 1518, 1539, 1558). 1535–1561. 20 x 14.5 cm. Blind-stamped pigskin with two brass clasps.
(Stained. Corners bumped. Spine and edges scuffed. Minor defects to the binding.)
Contains:
1) Charles V’s Declaration on how matters of religion are to be conducted in the Holy Roman Empire … Frankfurt/Oder: N. Wolrab (1548). 40 leaves. – VD16 D 941. – Rare, originally imperial-privileged edition of the Augsburg Interim for Brandenburg. (Binding slightly loose at the top. Approx. 10 leaves with wormholes at the bottom of the front cover.)
2) (Osiander, Andreas): Reflections on the Interim. (Magdeburg: Lotter) 1584 (recte 1548). 22 leaves. – VD16 O 990. – Very rare first printing of the first edition.
3) Flacius, Matthias: On the Grievous Disunity, Discord, Sects and Factions within the Protestant Religion and Churches, a work very useful to read at the present time. Jena: T. Rewart 1559. 38 leaves. – VD16 F 1539.
4) Stoltz, Johann: Refutatio propositionum Pfeffingeri de Libero arbitrio. (Jena: Rödinger) 1558. 44 leaves. – VD16 S 9267. – First edition.
5) Johann Friedrich II of Saxony: *Confutatio & condamnatio praecipuarum corruptelarum, sectarum, et errorum*. Jena: T. Rewart 1559. 6 unnumbered leaves, 60 numbered leaves. – VD16 p. 1100. – The only Latin edition. An important treatise defining the boundaries of strict Lutheranism.
6) Flacius, Matthias: Against the Evangelist of Saint Chorrocks, D. Geitz Maior. (Magdeburg: M. Lotter) 1552. 11 folios, 1 blank folio. – VD16 F 1558.
7) Flacius, Matthias: Publication of Schwenckfeldt’s Brief Reply. Magdeburg: M. Lotter 1554. 12 leaves. – VD16 F 1513.
8) The Preacher in the Mansfeld domain’s reply to the concluding remarks and pamphlets issued by Stephani Agricole, parish priest of Helbra, concerning the new teachings in our churches and the necessity of good works for salvation. Magdeburg: M. Lotter 1553. 12 leaves. – VD16 P 4744.
9) (Vergerio, Pietro Paolo): *Ordo eligendi pontificis, et ratio*. Tübingen: (Morhart’s widow) 1556. With 1 full-page woodcut. 39 leaves, 1 blank leaf. – VD16 V 675. – A polemical selection from the papal election regulations, including a depiction of Pope Joan.
10) Flacius, Matthias: A Refutation of Hansen Funcken’s False and Unfounded Account of the Osiandrian Controversy. (Magdeburg: Rödinger 1554). 14 leaves. – VD16 F 1518.
11) Stoltz, Johann: A Brief Refutation of the Unchristian ‘Practica’ by Master Johann Hebenstreit, published in Erfurt in the year 1554. Jena: C. Rödinger 1554. 20 leaves. – VD16 S 9266.
12) Menius, Justus: Report on the Bitter Truth. In response to the unfathomable writings of M. Flacius Illyricus and Mr Niclas von Amsdorff. Wittenberg: (Rhaus’s heirs) 1558. 79 leaves, 1 blank leaf. – VD16 M 4563. – The only edition of the final defence in the dispute between Menius and the Flacians. With a documentary account of the course of the negotiations concerning the Interim.
13) Gallus, Nikolaus: The Plea of Dr Martin Luther and Judgement on Certain Current Disputes and Matters of the Present Time. Regensburg: H. Khol (1554). 15 leaves, 1 blank leaf. – VD16 G 278.
14) Acts or proceedings of the praiseworthy Synod, convened in the town of Eisleben, in the County and Lordship of Mansfeld, on the 13th of February in the year 1554, against certain false doctrines, which are condemned therein. Eisleben: J. Berwalt 1554. 20 leaves. – VD16 A 151.
15) Wigand, Johannes: Table or Guide: How to Judge Erroneous Opinions in the Christian Church; Essential Knowledge for All Christians to Avoid Losing the Divine Truth. Magdeburg: A. Kirchner 1558. – Cf. VD16 W 2881.
16) Flacius, Matthias: Refutatio vanissimi adiaphoristarum commenti de logo. Jena: (Rödinger) 1558. 4 leaves. – VD16 F 1482.
17) Flacius, Matthias: Apologia against two unchristian treatises by Justus Menius, in which all manner of useful points are set out concerning the grievous errors of the Adiaphorists and Maiorists. (Erfurt: Dolgen 1558). 62 leaves. – VD16 F 1270.
18) Flacius, Matthias: In response to the proclamation by the two universities and the *Invectiva Scholasticorum*, a reply by M. Fla. Illyrici, in which the Adiaphorists are exposed, through their own writings and testimonies, for their grievous heresy concerning the Babylonian Beast. Jena: T. Rewart 1558. 40 leaves. - VD16 F 1274.
19) Brenz, Johannes: A Christian Sermon on the Preservation of Common Peace in Matters Concerning Religion. Nuremberg: J. Petreius 1535. 14 leaves. - VD16 B 7583. - Second edition published in the same year as the first edition.
Reformation. – An anthology comprising 19 Reformation prints on the disputes surrounding the Augsburg Interim and the adiaphoristic controversies. These include 7 treatises by M. Flacius Illyricus, of which 6 are first editions and one is a second printing (VD16 F 1270, 1274, 1482, 1518, 1539, 1558). 1535–1561. 20 x 14.5 cm. Blind-stamped pigskin with two brass clasps.
(Stained. Corners bumped. Spine and edges scuffed. Minor defects to the binding.)
Contains:
1) Charles V’s Declaration on how matters of religion are to be conducted in the Holy Roman Empire … Frankfurt/Oder: N. Wolrab (1548). 40 leaves. – VD16 D 941. – Rare, originally imperial-privileged edition of the Augsburg Interim for Brandenburg. (Binding slightly loose at the top. Approx. 10 leaves with wormholes at the bottom of the front cover.)
2) (Osiander, Andreas): Reflections on the Interim. (Magdeburg: Lotter) 1584 (recte 1548). 22 leaves. – VD16 O 990. – Very rare first printing of the first edition.
3) Flacius, Matthias: On the Grievous Disunity, Discord, Sects and Factions within the Protestant Religion and Churches, a work very useful to read at the present time. Jena: T. Rewart 1559. 38 leaves. – VD16 F 1539.
4) Stoltz, Johann: Refutatio propositionum Pfeffingeri de Libero arbitrio. (Jena: Rödinger) 1558. 44 leaves. – VD16 S 9267. – First edition.
5) Johann Friedrich II of Saxony: *Confutatio & condamnatio praecipuarum corruptelarum, sectarum, et errorum*. Jena: T. Rewart 1559. 6 unnumbered leaves, 60 numbered leaves. – VD16 p. 1100. – The only Latin edition. An important treatise defining the boundaries of strict Lutheranism.
6) Flacius, Matthias: Against the Evangelist of Saint Chorrocks, D. Geitz Maior. (Magdeburg: M. Lotter) 1552. 11 folios, 1 blank folio. – VD16 F 1558.
7) Flacius, Matthias: Publication of Schwenckfeldt’s Brief Reply. Magdeburg: M. Lotter 1554. 12 leaves. – VD16 F 1513.
8) The Preacher in the Mansfeld domain’s reply to the concluding remarks and pamphlets issued by Stephani Agricole, parish priest of Helbra, concerning the new teachings in our churches and the necessity of good works for salvation. Magdeburg: M. Lotter 1553. 12 leaves. – VD16 P 4744.
9) (Vergerio, Pietro Paolo): *Ordo eligendi pontificis, et ratio*. Tübingen: (Morhart’s widow) 1556. With 1 full-page woodcut. 39 leaves, 1 blank leaf. – VD16 V 675. – A polemical selection from the papal election regulations, including a depiction of Pope Joan.
10) Flacius, Matthias: A Refutation of Hansen Funcken’s False and Unfounded Account of the Osiandrian Controversy. (Magdeburg: Rödinger 1554). 14 leaves. – VD16 F 1518.
11) Stoltz, Johann: A Brief Refutation of the Unchristian ‘Practica’ by Master Johann Hebenstreit, published in Erfurt in the year 1554. Jena: C. Rödinger 1554. 20 leaves. – VD16 S 9266.
12) Menius, Justus: Report on the Bitter Truth. In response to the unfathomable writings of M. Flacius Illyricus and Mr Niclas von Amsdorff. Wittenberg: (Rhaus’s heirs) 1558. 79 leaves, 1 blank leaf. – VD16 M 4563. – The only edition of the final defence in the dispute between Menius and the Flacians. With a documentary account of the course of the negotiations concerning the Interim.
13) Gallus, Nikolaus: The Plea of Dr Martin Luther and Judgement on Certain Current Disputes and Matters of the Present Time. Regensburg: H. Khol (1554). 15 leaves, 1 blank leaf. – VD16 G 278.
14) Acts or proceedings of the praiseworthy Synod, convened in the town of Eisleben, in the County and Lordship of Mansfeld, on the 13th of February in the year 1554, against certain false doctrines, which are condemned therein. Eisleben: J. Berwalt 1554. 20 leaves. – VD16 A 151.
15) Wigand, Johannes: Table or Guide: How to Judge Erroneous Opinions in the Christian Church; Essential Knowledge for All Christians to Avoid Losing the Divine Truth. Magdeburg: A. Kirchner 1558. – Cf. VD16 W 2881.
16) Flacius, Matthias: Refutatio vanissimi adiaphoristarum commenti de logo. Jena: (Rödinger) 1558. 4 leaves. – VD16 F 1482.
17) Flacius, Matthias: Apologia against two unchristian treatises by Justus Menius, in which all manner of useful points are set out concerning the grievous errors of the Adiaphorists and Maiorists. (Erfurt: Dolgen 1558). 62 leaves. – VD16 F 1270.
18) Flacius, Matthias: In response to the proclamation by the two universities and the *Invectiva Scholasticorum*, a reply by M. Fla. Illyrici, in which the Adiaphorists are exposed, through their own writings and testimonies, for their grievous heresy concerning the Babylonian Beast. Jena: T. Rewart 1558. 40 leaves. - VD16 F 1274.
19) Brenz, Johannes: A Christian Sermon on the Preservation of Common Peace in Matters Concerning Religion. Nuremberg: J. Petreius 1535. 14 leaves. - VD16 B 7583. - Second edition published in the same year as the first edition.