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Ein Sermon vom stand der Christ glaubigen Seelen von Abrahams schoss und Fegfeur der abgescheydnen Seelen

Karlstadt, Andreas Rudolff-Bodenstein von, 1486-1541
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Summary: In this sermon Karlstadt attacks the Catholic clergy for threatening people with fires of purgatory and eternal torment in order to persuade them to buy indulgences. The title vignette woodcut shoes people in purgatory. Priority of printing is unknown, because none of the printing originated in Wittenberg.Signatures: a-b4, c3; [a] unsigned; a4 signed.Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title vignette.Additional Details: There is a manuscript inscription on the title page reading "Das ist Wvnderlich zu Lesen."

Date Issued or Published
1523
Subject - Topic/Names
Purgatory
Sermons
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Ein Sermon vom stand der Christ glaubigen Seelen von Abrahams schoss und Fegfeur der abgescheydnen Seelen
Date Issued or Published
1523
Description
Summary: In this sermon Karlstadt attacks the Catholic clergy for threatening people with fires of purgatory and eternal torment in order to persuade them to buy indulgences. The title vignette woodcut shoes people in purgatory. Priority of printing is unknown, because none of the printing originated in Wittenberg.
Signatures: a-b4, c3; [a] unsigned; a4 signed.
Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title vignette.
Additional Details: There is a manuscript inscription on the title page reading "Das ist Wvnderlich zu Lesen."
Creator
Karlstadt, Andreas Rudolff-Bodenstein von, 1486-1541
Publisher
Ulhart, Philipp, -1567 or 1568
Grimm, Siegmund, -1530
Place of Publication
Augsburg (Germany)
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Purgatory
Sermons
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
22 unnumbered pages
20 cm
Content Type
Text
Content Genre
books
Format
Quarto
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This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
The Image of a Fractured Church: Martin Luther and the Ninety-Five Theses" Pitts Theology Library, February 24 - July 7, 2017
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Souls in Hell
Citations and References
BM STC German, 1455-1600, p. 132
Kuczyński, 415
Freys-Barge, 96
Pegg, Swiss, 420
VD16B 6199
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1523 KARL A
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