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Slüter Hymnal (1560 GEIS)
Enchiridion geistliker Leder vnde Psalmen vppet nye gebetert Mart. Luth[er]. Witteberch: [ [gedrücket ... dorch Georgen Ruwen Eruen], 1560. [504] p.; 16 cm. (8vo); A-Z⁸, a-h⁸, i⁴; VD16 G946, Borchling & Claussen 1759, RISM B VIII 1560.14; 39 woodcut images of scenes from the Old and New Testament, each page within an ornamental border; bound in blind tooled panelled leather with segmented spine and clasps. Images of Judith and Jael in the front and back central panel. The name Iacob Hardeck is tooled on the front and the date Anno 1607 on the back.
Abstract: This is the only known copy of a 1560 printing of the so called “Slüter Hymnal,” a Low German hymnal, first issued in 1531 by Joachim Slüter, a pastor and reformer in the Northern German city of Rostock. The work contains a Low German adaptation of Luther's "Klug Hymnal," the standard Lutheran hymnal, which was first printed 1529 by Joachim Klug in Wittenberg and includes Luther's preface, from the "Wittenberger Gesangbuch" (Wittenberg hymnal) of 1524, as well as a number of other hymns collected by Slüter.
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This ornamental title-page border features the printer's device of Georg Rhaws Erben. |
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God Creates Adam and Eve. |
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The angel Gabriel visits Mary and announces that she will give birth to Jesus. |
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Moses receives the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai, as Israel remains encamped to the left. |
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Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey as the people place their cloaks before Him. |
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Front Cover of Slüter Hymnal. |
The 2009 purchase of the Enchiridion geistliker Leder vnde Psalmen was made possible by the generous contributions of:
- Mr. David and Mrs. Mary Parsons
- Mr. Lane and Mrs. Vicky Brown, III
- Dr. Stephen and Mrs. Caron Morgan
- Mr. David and Mrs. Faye Holland
- Dr. Patrick and Mrs. Doris Graham
The original material is held within the holdings of the Archives and Manuscripts Department. Please contact our Reference Assistant at 404-727-1222 to schedule an appointment for viewing.