[Autograph letter signed : Wittenberg, to John [the Steadfast], Elector of Saxony, 1525 July 20].

Author
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 [Browse]
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
German
Description
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 310 x 210 mm.

Details

Subject(s)
Former owner
Bookseller
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Compiled/​Created
1525 July 20].
Medium/​Support
in brown morocco folder by Grabau, 1924.
Summary note
Concerns the appointment of Georgius Spalatinus to the pastoral office at Altenburg (Saxe-Altenburg).
Notes
  • Ms. leaf.
  • Origin: Written in Wittenberg, Thursday after St. Margaret, 1525: July 20.
Language note
German.
Provenance
John Dillon sale (London, June 10, 1869, no. 646) to Samuel Addington; his sale (London, Apr. 24, 1876, no. 211) to Ellis; sold in 1880 by John Henry Ellis to Henry Huth (Cat., 1880, V, p. 1697); A. H. Huth sale (London, 1911, no. 142) to B. Quaritch, from whom it was obtained (Handlist, N.Y., Feb. 1923, no. 496) by John H. Scheide.
References
De Ricci, p. 2130, no. 61
Cite as
Scheide Library, Princeton University. MA 61.
Place name(s)
Germany Wittenberg.
OCLC
54750040
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