Eyn brieff an die Fürsten zu Sachsen von dem auffrurischen geyst / Martinus Luther. ; Wittemberg. 1524
- Name
- Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 (Correspondent)
- Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, 1463-1525 (Addressee)
- Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553 (Woodcutter)
- Title
- Eyn brieff an die Fürsten zu Sachsen von dem auffrurischen geyst / Martinus Luther. ; Wittemberg. 1524
- Other Titles
- Letter to the Princes of Saxony, Concerning the Revolutionary Spirit
- Abstract
- Thomas Müntzer was among the "radicals" initially sympathetic to some of Luther’s teachings, but he and Luther became bitter opponents. Müntzer remained an important figure and his image appeared on the 5 Mark bill of the German Democratic Republic. In this letter, Luther urged the rulers of their region to suppress Müntzer and his popular movement.
- Shelf Location
- 03-B1143
- Subjects
- Holy Spirit; Reformation; Peasants' War (1524-1525); Peasant uprisings; History; Church history; Allstedt (Germany); Saxony (Germany); Münzer, Thomas, approximately 1490-1525; Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, 1463-1525; Johann, der Beständige, Elector of Saxony, 1468-1532
- Format
- pamphlets
- Genre
- pamphlets
- Publication Information
- [Lukas Cranach und Christian Doring]: Wittemberg [i.e., Wittenberg]. 1524
- Date
- 1524
- Physical Description
- [20] pages ; 18 cm (quarto)
- Note
- original filename:1900200048
- Signatures: A⁴, B², C⁴; [A] unsigned, A1b, C4b blank
- Woodcut title page border by the workshop of Lucas Cranach. Cf. Hollstein VI, Cranach workshop, 30; Luther, J. 43
- Printer from Benzing
- Luther, M. Werke. Kritische gesammtausgabe. v.15, p.205, A
- Language
- German
- Library Location
- Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Catalog Record
- 4527557
- Also In
- "Wild Boar in the Vineyard"--Martin Luther at the birth of the modern world
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-f5rg-s573