1 option
Retectio Lutherismi : qui se ueteris & Apostolicae Ecclesiae nomine uenditat, in admonitionem edita / authore Georgio VVicelio.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection GC5 W7896 538r
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Witzel, Georg, 1501-1573.
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.
- Luther, Martin.
- Lutheran Church--Controversial literature--Catholic authors--Early works to 1800.
- Lutheran Church.
- Lutheran Church--Controversial literature--Catholic authors.
- Physical Description:
- 184 unnumbered pages ; 16 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Retectio Lvtherismi
- Fingerprint:
- dor. emsi ini, liIt (C) 1538 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Lipsiae : In officina Nicolai VVolrab, MDXXXVIII [1538]
- Notes:
- An "exposé of Lutheranism" by Georg Witzel, an early student and follower of Luther, who remained loyal to the Roman Church, but held a moderating position between Luther and the Pope.
- Signatures: A-L⁸ M⁴.
- Woodcut device and initials.
- "Querela euangelii apud homines tam indignis modis contempti & neglecti" and "Oratio in ueterem Adam in demonstratiuo genere" each has special half-title leaf.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries copy imperfect: all after leaf M1 wanting.
- Purchased for the Penn Libraries in 1957.
- Penn Libraries copy has a few early ms. marginal marks and notes in brown ink in text; ms. numeral ("25") in pencil in head outer corner of title leaf and leaf A2r.
- Penn Libraries copy has leather finding tab affixed to fore-edge of leaf I2.
- Penn Libraries copy: leaf L1 bound in out of order after leaf L8; leaf L2 detached and laid in.
- Penn Libraries copy: small portion of fore-edge margin of title leaf torn off and replaced with Japanese tissue; leaves A7 and I1 mended at fore-edge; leaf A8 mended at tail edge; tail outer corner of leaf C1 torn off and replaced with Japanese tissue; hole in head outer corner of leaf M1 mended with Japanese tissue.
- Cited in:
- VD 16 W 4015
- OCLC:
- 43478064
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.