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Summary: A history of Methodism, covering its founders, doctrines, and practices.

Summary: An Irish translation of the Historia Brittonum ("The History of the Britons"), including the purported classical origin of the people as well as the legends surrounding King Arthur.

Summary: A novel conveying the fictional tale of a young woman falsely accused of witchcraft.

Summary: A collection of the works of Washington Irving.

Summary: A historical, social, religious, and natural history of the ancient world.

Summary: A collection of the works of Saint Isidore, of Seville.

Summary: A repudiation of the understanding of "prodigies," monstrous births in humans or animals, as signs from God.

Summary: A selection of tracts on various topics by John Gregory, published posthumously.

Summary: A philosophical work discussing issues of faith versus unbelief through the symbolism of two societies, "The City of God" and "The City of Man".

Summary: Choir book, edited by the Lutheran theologian Georg Major (Meier). The work opens with biblical canticles and Psalms of praise, followed by various hymns, prayers and litanies.

Summary: The sermons on which this commentary on the Ten Commandments is based were delivered in Wittenberg in 1516-1517. This is the first work of Luther's to be translated into a modern European language. This is the first printing of the work.

A photograph album collecting photographs depicting the daily life of the Callahan's during their mission in Japan. There is a focus on their travel throughout Japan, hosting "tent" meetings.

A photograph album collecting photgraphs, postcards, and other images depicting the daily life and work of the Callahan's during their mission in Japan. This album includes a number of recreations of traditional Japanese paintings and other artworks.

This commission was issued by the court of the Bishop of Chester, Bowyer Edward Sparke, and grants authority to George Case and Thomas Leyland to renovate the Parish Church of Walton-on-the-Hill. The document includes plans of the chancel and gallery as well as pew assignments. It is originally dated September 1, 1809 with addendums in 1812 and 1814.

A Papal plenary indulgence, issued in the name of Pope Leo X to raise fund for work on the construction of a church and Carmelite convent (Santa Maria) on the island of Gorgona off the Tuscan coast. It was the sale of indulgences that had prompted Martin Luther to post his 95 Theses, which is generally seen as the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Giacomo Mazzocchi, the printer of this indulgence used the same types in 1520 for the printing of Pope Leo's bull "Exsurge Domine," which called on Luther to retract 41 of his 95 theses or face excommunication.

A woodcut by Urs Graf depicting Christ carrying the Cross. The image was taken from a 1506 harmony of the Gospel texts of the Passion, edited by Matthias Ringmann, translated by Geiler von Keysersberg and printed by Johann Knobloch in Strasbourg.

A woodcut by Urs Graf depicting Christ in the garden of Gethsemane. The image was taken from a 1506 harmony of the Gospel texts of the Passion, edited by Matthias Ringmann, translated by Geiler von Keysersberg and printed by Johann Knobloch in Strasbourg.

Single sheet woodcut depicting Pope Leo X on a throne that is about to topple. Behind him are priests and monks and below them a group of Jesuits, who are trying to support the toppling throne. Leo's key, the symbol of the Petrine office is crumbling in the pope's hands. Facing Leo is Martin Luther holding an open Bible. Below him is a group of reformers led by Philipp Melanchthon, each holding a book (Bible). In the center below Leo is Friedrich Staphylus depicted as Judas Iscariot. Staphylus was a student of Philipp Melanchthon's, who rejoined the Catholic Church in 1553.

A woodcut containing a portrait of Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg kneeling before a crucifix. This woodcut likekly originated as a broadsheet since there are no signs of letterpress on the back. The same woodcut appeared in Grabriel Schnellboltz' Wahrhafftige Bildnisse etlicher Fuersten (Wittenberg, 1562) and the Augspurgische Confession (Frankfurt an der Oder:, Eichorn, 1572).

A woodcut containing a portrait of John Frederick (Johann Friedrich) reading a book and praying before a crucifix. Frederick was a leader of the Schmalkaldic League and fought for Luther's cause against the Imperial troops. The league was defeated in the Battle of Muehlberg in April of 1547. Frederick was wounded by a slash across his left cheek, captured, condemned to death, but ultimately pardoned and reinstated as duke in Weimar. After 1547, however, the Electoral power had fallen to the rivalling Albertininian line of the dynasty residing in Dresden.

A woodcut containing a view of Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt. The woodcut was excerpted from from the German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1572). The reverse side depicts a jousting battle scene.