BIB_ID
132256
Accession number
MA 376.33
Creator
Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560.
Display Date
1542 Dec. 4.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (5 p.) ; 33.7 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters of the promoters and opponents of the Reformation in England and Germany; see main record for MA 376 for more information.
With seal and addressed to D. Vito Theodoro in Nuremberg.
With seal and addressed to D. Vito Theodoro in Nuremberg.
Provenance
Purchased from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. in 1907.
Summary
Noting that he has given some of his letters from the recipient to Martin Luther, who was rejoiced by the good-will expressed in them, and encouraging him to write to Luther. Mentioning Musculus and Amsdorff, and reflecting on a few literary works.
Catalog link
Department