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Ob man fur dem Sterben fliehen muge

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
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Summary: The Black Death ravaged Europe from the fourteenth century onward. Dr. Johann Hess, a pastor from Breslau, asked Luther in 1527 whether it was permissible for a person to flee from plague-infested areas. Luther replied that it was, and then added some public health advice for town and city government officials in plague-ravaged areas. He advocated fumigation of this, the seventh printing of the work.Signatures: A-B8, C6; [A] unsigned.Imprint: Place and printer from VD 16.Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title within engraved, historiated, woodcut border (God, putti, and Crucifixion); initial.Additional Details: Dedicated to Johann Hess of Silesia. Acquired through the generous subvention of Mr. & Mrs. Russell W. Crick.

Date Issued or Published
1527
Subject - Topic/Names
Plague
Death
Condect of life
Early works to 1800
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Ob man fur dem Sterben fliehen muge
Date Issued or Published
1527
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Summary: The Black Death ravaged Europe from the fourteenth century onward. Dr. Johann Hess, a pastor from Breslau, asked Luther in 1527 whether it was permissible for a person to flee from plague-infested areas. Luther replied that it was, and then added some public health advice for town and city government officials in plague-ravaged areas. He advocated fumigation of this, the seventh printing of the work.
Signatures: A-B8, C6; [A] unsigned.
Imprint: Place and printer from VD 16.
Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title within engraved, historiated, woodcut border (God, putti, and Crucifixion); initial.
Additional Details: Dedicated to Johann Hess of Silesia. Acquired through the generous subvention of Mr. & Mrs. Russell W. Crick.
Creator
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Publisher
Kantz, Gabriel, -1529
Place of Publication
Zwickau (Germany)
Contributor
Hess, Johann, 1490-1547
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Plague
Death
Condect of life
Early works to 1800
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
44 unnumbered pages
16 cm
Content Type
Text
Content Genre
pamphlets
Format
Octavo
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This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Ob man fur dem Sterben fliehen muge (Emory Digital Collections)
Citations and References
Benzing, Lutherbibliographie, 2432
WA 23, 327 G
VD16 L 5523
Local Call Number
1527 LUTH I
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