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Iudicium Martini Lutheri de votis : scriptum ad episcopos & diaconos Vuittembergen[sis] ecclesiae

Iudicium de votis
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
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Summary: First edition of a short tract written by Luther at Wartburg castle and addressed to the bishop and religious leaders in Wittenberg. In 139 brief statements, Luther warns that religious vows and monastic life do not by themselves bring about the forgiveness of sins.Signatures: A-B⁴.Imprint: Publisher statement and date from Benzing.Illustrative and Decorative Content: Woodcut title page border attributed to the workshop of Lucas Cranach. Cf. Pflugk-Harttung 58; Hollstein VI, Cranach workshop, 39.Binding: Bound in marbled paperboard.

Date Created
1521
Subject - Topic/Names
Vows
Monastic and religious life
Woodcuts (prints)
Early works
Subject - Geographic
Germany
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Title
Iudicium Martini Lutheri de votis : scriptum ad episcopos & diaconos Vuittembergen[sis] ecclesiae
Alternative Title
Iudicium de votis
Ivdicivm Martini Lutheri de votis
Date Created
1521
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Summary: First edition of a short tract written by Luther at Wartburg castle and addressed to the bishop and religious leaders in Wittenberg. In 139 brief statements, Luther warns that religious vows and monastic life do not by themselves bring about the forgiveness of sins.
Signatures: A-B⁴.
Imprint: Publisher statement and date from Benzing.
Illustrative and Decorative Content: Woodcut title page border attributed to the workshop of Lucas Cranach. Cf. Pflugk-Harttung 58; Hollstein VI, Cranach workshop, 39.
Binding: Bound in marbled paperboard.
Creator
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Publisher
Lotter, Melchior, approximately 1490-
Place of Publication
Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Contributor
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
Primary Language
Latin
Subject - Topic/Names
Vows
Monastic and religious life
Woodcuts (prints)
Early works
Subject - Geographic
Germany
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
16 pages
21 cm
Content Type
Text
Content Genre
books
Format
Quarto
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This work is part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
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Historiated title page of Luther's Iudicium de votis
Citations and References
Benzing, 976
Adams L 1930
BM STC German, 1455-1600, p. 554
VD16L 5010
Local Call Number
1521 LUTH RRR
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