Corpus Doctrinae Christianae. Das ist Summa Der Christlichen lere aus den Schrifften der Propheten und Aposteln ... durch D. Martinum Lutherum sonderlich und andere dieser Lande Lerer zusamen gefasset. Wie dieselbige in ... Johans Wilhelm Hertzogen zu Sachssen ... Fuerstenthumen und Landen durch Gottes gnade eintrechtig bekant und geleret wird.
Jhena [Jena]: Christian Rhödingers Erben, 1570.
Price: $850.00
About the item
Early German edition of Melancthon’s last work (published in Latin in 1560 and translated into German the same year). Portrait of Johannes Wilhelm, Hertzogen zu Sachsen, illustrations in text to the Ten Commandments and Apostolic Creed, ornamental initials and tailpieces. Ff. [6], 344 [of 345]. Lacking terminal leaf 3M3 (errata and imprint). 1 vols. Folio. Contemporary blind stamped pigskin, with corner bosses and clasps, upper board tooled Hayna at top of central panel, dated 1570. Binding soiled and rubbed, with losses to spine ends, one boss perished; textblock slightly toned, with paper defects at outer margin and bottom corner of first four leaves (no loss of text); 3m2 loosened, lacking last leaf. Ownership signature of Johann Andreas Thein, Geldburg 1836, on front pastedown. Attractive copy. VD16 M 2898; OCLC: 174277241, 9808763.
Item #314916
An entirely unsophisticated copy of this expanded German edition of the Luteran cathechism and compendium of doctrinal writings, edited by Phillipp Melancthon, in a dated Saxon binding from north of Leipzig.
