Lot 120
Reckoning of the Years of the World, by Martin Luther – German Edition, 1559
Chronica des Ehrnwirdigen Herrn D. Mart. Luth. [The Chronicle of the Honorable… Dr. Martin Luther]. Wittenberg: Hans Lufft, 1559. German.
German translation of martin Luther's important composition Supputatio Annorum Mundi (Reckoning of the Years of the World) – a chronological table of world history, from the creation of the world until ca. mid-16th century. Translated by the Protestant theologian Johannes Aurifaber (1517-1568).
[125] leaves, approx. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. Worn cardboard binding (mainly in the corners and spines). Bookplate on inside front binding.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.
