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Orationes, epitaphia et scripta, quae edita sunt de morte Philippi Melanthonis omnia, cum narratione exponente, quo fine vitam in terris suam clauserit, una cum praecedentium praxime dierum, & totius morbi.
Wittenberg, (J. Krafft the Elder); 1561 (Colophon 1562)
283 unnumbered leaves.
With woodcut medallion portrait.
Woodcut printer's mark at the end.
Original limp vellum binding with manuscript title to the spine.
-VD16 O 863. Hammer 303.-
First edition of this collection, rare.
Collection of essays and epitaphs on the life and death of Philip Melanchthon.
Front endpaper renewed, title page recto and verso with manuscript ownership entry and somewhat soiled, first gathering with minor faded dampstain
Binding worn, lacks ties.
Size: 4 by 6.5 inches
Text in Latin
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Philip Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 1497 – 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, an intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and influential designer of educational systems.
He stands next to Luther and John Calvin as a reformer, theologian, and shaper of Protestantism
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1561 LIFE & DEATH of PHILIP MELANCHTHON antique 16th CENTURY vellum bound
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Feb 26, 2026 7:00 PM ESTNew York, NY, United States
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