Beschrijving
Winschoten, P.S. van der Scheer, 1847, (14)+97pp. aquateint portrait frontispiece by Hans Asper/Schwerdgeburth, with dedication to H. Terlet and J.C.A. van de Siepkamp, his brothers in law and both clergymen in Tjallebird (Tjalleberd) and Oosterzee. original harcover paper on boards binding, spine repaired, binding suffering, block loose, scarce publication on the religious ideas of Huldrych or Ulrich Zwingli (1 January 1484 – 11 October 1531) who was a Swiss Christian theologian, musician, and leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. Born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system, he attended the University of Vienna and the University of Basel, a scholarly center of Renaissance humanism. He continued his studies while he served as a pastor in Glarus and later in Einsiedeln, where he was influenced by the writings of Erasmus.
