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Summary: Luther addresses the monastic rules of fasting, obedience and celibacy, arguing that they have no foundation in scripture and that a transgression of these rules is therefore no sin. At the same time, Luther warns that a transgression of monastic rules in itself is by no means a sign of faith or internalized piety.

Summary: It was the practice at Wittenberg for the students to sharpen their logical and debating skills by responding to a set of theses proposed by the professor in the discipline in which they were working. These theses were often collected into book form for the use of the students and for the study of the topics by interested non-students. This group is from the early years of the Reformation, 1521-1522. Theses proposed in the Universität Wittenberg for the granting of doctoral degrees. In most cases the "respondents" are not indicated.

Summary: Sermon by Martin Luther criticizing the adoration of the cross and supposed relics of the Passion.

Summary: Written in Latin in the fall of 1521 under the title De abroganda missa privata, this is the third printing of the first German edition of Martin Luther's important tract on the celebration of private masses. Luther opposed any celebration of the Eucharist that was not accessible to or provided for the congregation at large and felt so strongly about this material that he translated it into German himself.

Summary: First printing of an early Advent sermon by Luther, focusing on the signs of the impending end of the world.

Summary: Second Basel printing of an early Luther treatise on Penance, together with a translation and exposition of Psalm 118.

Summary: A sermon by Luther admonishing the directing of one's attentions not to the wealth of the church and its relics, but to the needs of the poor.

Summary: Sermon preached July 27, 1522, on Matthew 5:20ff. (Unless your righteousness is greater than that of the Pharisees, etc,.).

Summary: A Vulgate Latin Bible, with the "glossa ordinaria" of Walafridus Strabo and others, the "glossa interlinearis" of Anselmus Laudunensis, the "postillae" of Nicolaus de Lyra, the "expositiones prologorum" of Guillelmus Brito, the "additiones" of Paulus Burgensis, and the "replicae" of Matthias Doring.

Summary: The Pontificale Romanum contains the liturgical rites for the sacraments of confirmation and Holy orders performed by bishops. The work is called "liber pontificalis" (pontifical or papal book) here, as books bearing pontifical authority often were prior to the 16th century, but it should not be confused with the papal annals, also called Liber Pontificalis, which is used by historians of the early Roman Church

Summary: A history of Venice.

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Summary: This work on restitution usury and excommunication by Franciscus de Platea, an Italian Franciscan, was printed nine times in the 15th century, this edition being the second.

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Summary: Includes Sermo in festo annuntiationis Virginis Marie, Sermo de predestinato numero damnatorum and Sermo de cathensis.

This brief piece calls attention to the words of St. Chrysostom, who admired those Christians who faithfully and honorably served where God had placed them

This brief piece reminds Christians to be grateful for the victories God has given them over the enemies of their countries.

This sermon cautions against waiting too long to turn to God, warning that there is no chance to have such a change of faith on your deathbed, rather that a life of dedication is the only way to find salvation after death.

This sermon focuses on God as a bringer of peace, emphasizing that the Kingdom of God is one of eternal peace and that those who seek to create and bring peace to the world are the true Children of God.

This sermon reminds Christians that to earn God's mercy and find salvation after death, you must actively seek out penance and work towards a life without sin.

This sermon explores the ways in which Jesus Christ exemplifies behaviors of humility and compassion as a reflection of the Glory of God.