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BRMS 127
Miniature manuscript "library" of pious thoughts; each with a German keyword written on a small card, all housed alphabetically in six slipcase "volumes" with gilt red morocco spines (A-D; E-H; I-M; N-Q; R-U; V-Z) within a book-shaped box (9.5 cm).
BRB1015
In this picture Bible by Johann Buno, a Lutheran school teacher in Leburg, the fifty-four engravings illustrate virtually every chapter of the scriptures. Within each engraving, the individual pictorial elements represent particular chapters, while…
BRMS 118
Written in German for an unidentified Catholic woman in 1774, this illuminated prayer book begins with a morning prayer to the Trinity. This is followed by a series of prayers for Mass, Confession, and Communion, and devotions to the Trinity, the…
BRMS 117
The title of this German prayer manuscript, intended for the Catholic laity, translates loosely as "the spiritual alarm clock." There are prayers accompanied by illuminations.
07067
First edition of the Imitatio Christi in German and the first printing of the text in any vernacular language.
BRB1386
This collection of fifty-two biographies of female saints was compiled by Aegidius Albertinus, the Bavarian court librarian and royal secretary in Munich. The biographies are illustrated with portraits by Raphael Sadeler II (1560–1632), the court…
BRB1244
Produced for the Diocese of Augsburg, this farmers almanac for the year 1783 provided scientific, religious, and zodiacal information for use in rural daily life. This broadside calendar features symbols for moon cycles, woodcuts with activities for…
BRB0114
One of 25 pamphlets bound together in this Sammelband. This letter was written by the first published female Protestant author in protest of the arrest of a Lutheran student at the University of Ingolstadt.
BRA0373
One of the few laypersons to publish polemical works during the early years of the Protestant Reformation, Argula von Grumbach went on to publish eight pamphlets, including this letter in which she admonished all believers to fulfill their duty as…
BRA2051
Publication by Joachim von der Heiden urging Katharina von Bora to repent and return to her monastic seclusion. This came after she escaped from her convent in 1523 and married Martin Luther in 1525.
BRA2052
Johann Hasenberg attacked Katharina von Bora in this publication addressed to Martin Luther. Included are woodcuts that depict Martin Luther and his wife proceeding to the gates of hell.
BRB0616
A Lutheran liturgical book printed by Katharina Gerlach which contains two titles (in translation): "Christian Admonition, to Worship every Sunday before the Sermon and Communion" and "Collects, and Hymns for Baptisms and Weddings."
Prothro B-175
Crowded with a great variety of simple stamps and painted in garish pigments, this type of vellum binding is known in German as "Bauern Einbände" (peasant bindings). The binding for this Lutheran Bible in German, tinted with light orange, yellow, and…
06164
First edition of the Bible in German and is the first edition of the Bible printed in any language other than Latin.
06166
Second German Bible with a unique illustration of the Idolatry of King Solomon including a with dark skin which was unsual for European art of the time.
06502
A critique of Jewish beliefs concerning the Messiah, this work includes a rudimentary introduction to the Hebrew language, a misleading summary of Jewish beliefs, and transliterations from Hebrew sources.
06285
The Epistolae et Evangelia provided a vernacular translation of the readings from the Epistles and Gospels that were designated for specific Sundays and holidays throughout the liturgical year.
BRB0351
This late seventeenth-century children's pictorial New Testament consists of 102 leaves of text and 102 copperplate engravings
BRB0394
German printing of the hieroglyphic Bible. For each passage, the book, chapter, and verse is indicated at the top of each plate, followed by the biblical passage with several words represented by illustrations. The full text is provided at the bottom…
BRB0670
One of the earliest Lutheran catechisms, this is the first edition of this catechism for girls. Has a woodprint of the crucifixion.
BRB0683
Responding to a request from Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I (b. 1503, r. 1531–1564) for a new Catholic catechism, the Dutch-born Jesuit Canisius produced three versions for different readers, including Catechismus minimus for advanced students.
BRB0908
1792 illustrated German edition of Canisius' Catholic catechism for beginning readers. This little volume includes the Articles of Faith, the Ten Commandments, the works of charity, various prayers, and moral advice for children.
33744/A
Story of the Pietist orphanage founded in Halle, printed at the orphanage’s press.
BRMS 208
Hand copied hymns by a Pietist. Standard Lutheran hymn texts and hymns writted by mulitple Pietists.
36852
1827 printing of Die Deutsche Theologie ("The German Theology") that influenced the spirituality of Martin Luther and Pietitst Johann Arndt who both wrote introductions to the text.
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