COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL19121158
Reference Number:
R16246
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Front flyleaf
Parent Work Title:
A pistle to the Christen reader: The Revelation of Antichrist.: Antithesis / wherin are compared to geder Christes actes and oure holye father the Popes..
Alternative Parent Work Title:
[rev.D] A pistle to the Christen reader
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Epistle to the Christian reader
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Revelation of Antichrist
Creator:
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Frith, John, 1503-1533
Creator Role:
Translator
Creator:
Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Hoochstraten, Johannes
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1529
Publication Details:
At Malborow in the lande of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the. xij. day of Iulye, anno. M.CCCCC.xxix. by me Hans luft i.e. Johannes Hoochstraten
Page/Sheet:
Front flyleaf r
Description:
Manuscript notes on front flyleaf recto: "This is one of the first Books printed in English against the Pope, and accordingly is one of the first that is condemned an: 1530 v. Spelman: Conc: Vol.2, P: 734 etc. Lego Collegio D: Jo: Evang: Tho: Baker. John Fryth wrote under the name of Bryghtwell. See St. Tho: More's Confutacyon of Tyndale &c. Pref: p. 7. Bale likewise placeth the Revelation of Antichrist amongst Frith's works, but says he was only the translator, not the author."
Language Code:
eng
Language:
English
Subject:
Catholic Church--Controversial literature--Early works to 1800
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Belgium: Antwerpen: Antwerp
Item Height:
160 mm
Item Width:
115 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Amherst, William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, Baron, 1835-1909, former owner
Provenance:
Baker, Thomas, 1656-1740, former owner
Provenance:
Benet, John, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2019-12-18
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2020-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Front flyleaf
