Cover illustration: View of Wittenberg from the Elbe. From the Reisealbum des Pfalzgrafen Ottoheinrich, 1536 (Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg).
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Names: Thomas, Drew B., author.
Title: The industry of evangelism : printing for the Reformation in Martin Luther’s Wittenberg / by Drew B. Thomas.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] | Series: Library of the written word, 1874–4834 ; volume 96 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021037627 (print) | LCCN 2021037628 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004462403 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004462427 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Printing—Germany—Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt)—History—16th century. | Christian literature—Publishing—Germany—History—16th century. | Book industries and trade—Germany—History—16th century. | Illustration of books—Germany—16th century. | Reformation—Germany—Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt) | Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)—Imprints.
Classification: LCC Z148.W75 T48 2022 (print) | LCC Z148.W75 (ebook) | DDC 686.20943/1809031—dc23
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