[Predigten aus dem XVI Jahrhundert] [Sammelband of Sixteenth-Century German Protestant Sermons].

[V.p., Germany: 1547-1593].

Price: $3,750.00


About the item

1 vols. Small 4to. Early nineteenth-century pastepaper boards. Shelfworn but sound. Manuscript title list, each work with ink stamp of Bibliotheca Regia Berolinenis on verso of title leaf. Internally clean.

Item #262595

Choice collection of German Protestant sermons on a variety of seasonal and occasional themes. The last two works include manuscript dedications to Princess Elizabeth of ANHALT-ZERBST (1563 – 1607) and her husband Prince ElectorJohann Georg of BRANDENBERG (1525 – 1598), Prince Elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and Duke of Prussia.

I. [WERNER, Johannes Sigmund, and Caspar SCHWENCKFELD]. Außlegung des Evangelii Luce ii. Auff den hailigen Christag. Von der geburt Christi zwey Sermon. [N.p. but Ulm?:] 1547. 32 leaves. OCLC247518810 (2 copies); 633698053 (1 copy)

II. AQUILA, Kaspar. Ein fröliche Trostpredig für die sehr geengstigten gewissen sie mütig und erquickt zumachen … An die Hochgeborne Fürstin … Katherina Hertzogin zu Sachssen etc. Magdeburg: Michael Lotther, 1550. 19 leaves [of 20, lacks final ?blank]. OCLC 634292473 (1 copy)

III. MAIOR, Georg. Ein Pfingstpredig …. Wittemberg: Hans Lufft, 1550. 35 leaves [of 36, lacks final ?blank, paper flaw to title]. OCLC 220744886 (1 copy?); 165754317 (4 copies)

IV. GERICKE, Jakob. Kirchweihe. Eine christliche Predigt Bey der bestettigung der Newerbawten Kirchen zu grossen Brüchtern, in dem Ampt Keula, der Herrschafft Schwartzburgk gelegen … Mülhausen: Andreas Hantzsch, 1593. 56 leaves. OCLC 257483972 (3 copies)

V. PERISTER, Wolffgang. Eine trewhertzige Bußpredigt ober den Straffspruch Christ ... So ihr nicht Zeichen und Wunder sehet / so glaubet ihr nicht etc. [Berlin: Michael Hentzkens Erben,] 1580. Title printed in red and black. 18 leaves. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with a manuscript dedication bound at the front addressed to Princess Elizabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst. OCLC 251812436 (1 copy)

VI. AGRICOLA, Johann. Auslegung des heiligen Sehligmachenden Evangelii, am tag aller Heiligen. Matth: 5. Berlin: Nicolaus Voltzen, 1586. Title printed in red and black within ornamental border; printer’s device within ornamental border on colophon. 32 leaves. Some offsetting in text. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with a calligraphic manuscript dedication, bound at the front, addressed to Johann Georg, Margrave of BRANDENBERG  (his name lettered in gilt). OCLC 250246280 (1 copy).