Description: Chytraeus, D.Explicatio apocalypsis Iohannis perspicua & brevis, tradita et recognita. Wittenberg, Ex udebat Ioannis Crato (Johann Krafft); 1575Also contains texts by Philipp Melanchthon and Georg Aemilius. Size 4 by 6 3/4"Title with vignette, 537 [recte 535] pp. with 48 text woodcuts after Virgil Solis; Original blind-stamped Wittenberger pigskin over wooden boards, spine with raised bandsDated (1591) inscription at the front endpaper Front cover with image of Christ on the cross, signed "MV" and historiated frame (heads between floral motifs), back cover with the same frame design and image of Resurrection in the center1 (of 2) clasps. Toning-VD16 B 5269; Adams B 1947; not in Kuczynski.-Text in Latin========================David Chytraeus or Chytraus ( 1530 – 1600) was a German Lutheran theologian, reformer and historian.He was a disciple of Philip Melancthon.He was born at Ingelfingen. His real surname was Kochhafe, which in Classical Greek is ??t?a, from where he derived the Latinized pseudonym "Chytraus".Chytraeus was professor of the University of Rostock and one of the co-authors of the Formula of Concord. He is known for his work as the author of a Protestant catechism. His original Latin text was published in 1554, then reprinted in 1599. Now it has been translated for the first time in German. It has been published, together with editorial notes and commentary by Michael.The Protestant estates of Lower Austria, in the person of Leopold Grabner zu Rosenburg, Rüdiger von Starhemberg and Wolf Christoph von Enzersdorf, invited Chytraeus in 1568 at the instigation of Emperor Maximilian II so that he could work out a church order and an agenda for them.He is the author of a treatise on music, De Musica, and a theological treatise, De Sacrificiis.Chytraeus died in Rostock, aged 70.======================Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
Price: 1713 USD
Location: New Hope, Pennsylvania
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Topic: Bible
Binding: Vellum
Subject: Illustrated
Language: Latin
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1575
