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Leib, Kilian, 1471-1553

Summary: Second printing of a an anti-Protestant tract by Kilian Leib, prior of the Augustinian monastery at Rebdorf. Leib was a Catholic theologian in the humanist tradition who was a firm opponent of Martin Luther's reforms. In 1530 he had participated in drafting the Catholic response to the Augsburg Confession. In this work, Leib outlines 7 causes for the Lutheran heresy, which include among others an unfavorable constellation of the stars, ordained by God to punish humanity.
Signatures: A-Z⁴ a-p⁴ q² r⁴ (-r4, r3 verso blank). Erroneous foliation, should be 152 numbered leaves.
Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title in red and black, initials; printed marginal notes.

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