1566 MELANCHTHON Philippe Postill uber die Evangelia ANTIQUE pigskin ILLUSTRATED

MELANCHTHON (Philippe)Postill uber die Evangelia vom Advent biss auff Pfingsten [–von Pfingsten biss auffs Advent]. Nuremberg, Ulrich Neuber & Dietrich Gerlach; 1566 2 parts in volumeOriginal blind-stamped pigskin German binding front cover with embossed image of Crucifixion with the initials MSB and the date 1583 on either side – and the Resurrection on the spine with three raised bands, red edgesGerman translation by Johannes Pollicarius, illustrated with around sixty woodcuts in the text. With wormholes at the margins and binding, lacks endpapersSize 4 by 6 1/2 inchesText in German============================Philip Melanchthon[a] (1497 –  1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, an intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and influential designer of educational systems.He stands next to Luther and John Calvin as a reformer, theologian, and shaper of Protestantism.============================Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MELANCHTHON (Philippe) Postill uber die Evangelia vom Advent biss auff Pfingsten [–von Pfingsten biss auffs Advent]. Nuremberg, Ulrich Neuber & Dietrich Gerlach; 1566  2 parts in volume Original blind-stamped pigskin German binding  front cover with embossed image of Crucifixion with the initials MSB and the date 1583 on either side – and the Resurrection on the spine with three raised bands, red edges German translation by Johannes Pollicarius, illustrated with around sixty woodcuts in the text.  With wormholes at the margins and binding, lacks endpapers Size 4 by 6 1/2 inches Text in German ============================ Philip Melanchthon[a] (1497 –  1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, an intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and influential designer of educational systems. He stands next to Luther and John Calvin as a reformer, theologian, and shaper of Protestantism. ============================ Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

• Topic:Religion
• Binding:Vellum
• Subject:History
• Language:German
• Original/Facsimile:Original
• Year Printed:1566