Live auction - Lot 748
[Brussels - Reformation]
Historia de duobus Augustinensibus, ob Evangelij doctrinam excusis Bruxellae, die trigesima Iunij. anno domini M.D.XXIII. Articuli LXII. per eosdem asserti. Item Pia & Christina expostulatio [...] [Latin trsl. & ed. Martin Reckenhofer].
[Basel, A. Cratander, 1523]
€ 500 / 700
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Lot description
8vo: [16] ff. (toned, some soiling).
Mod. vellum-covered boards, gilt paper label on front cover. Good copy.
The rare original account of the execution of two Augustinian monks, Hendrik Vos and Jan van Es(sch)en, in Brussels in 1523. They were the very first Protestant martyrs. The story of their fate, written in the form of a letter, is esp. interesting as it contains a detailed list of their beliefs stated in their defense during the trial.
Ref. VD16 R-511.