Ain Gesprech von den Scheynwercken der Gaystlichen, vnd jren gelübdten, : damit sy zuouerlesterung des blouts Christi vermayne[n] selig zuowerden

Sachs, Hans, 1494-1576

Summary: H. Sachs the Nuremberg "Master-Singer" and shoemaker became an early and ardent supporter of Luther and the Protestant cause. In this "trio-logue" a baker named Peter, a monk named Heinrich, and a shoemaker named Hans discuss questions relating to monastic life and monastic vows. The work is in prose, a change from Sachs' usual rhymed couplet format. This printing is from the same year as the first printing and re-uses the woodcut from the title page of the first printing.
Signatures: A-B4, [A], B2 unsigned, A1b B4b blank.
Illustrative and Decorative Content: Three-quarter page woodcut of two mendicant monks visiting two persons who are sitting at a table and drinking, initial.
Additional Details: Omitted from title page transcription is 2-line quotation from Timothy, 2nd III, 9b. Date from p. [15]. this copy has date "1524" added in ink to the title page.

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