VEHE, Michael

Errettung der beschüldigten Kelchdyeb von newen Bugenhagischen galgen

      Melchior Lotter Leipzig 1535 19th century German black paste-paper covered boards. 4to. . FIRST EDITION of this important work attacking Bugenhagen's "Wider die Kelchdiebe" which, like the present work, was actually written in 1532 but first published three years later. "Michael Vehe Born at Bieberach near Wimpfen; died at Halle, April, 1559. He joined the Dominicans at Wimpfen, and was sent to Heidelberg in 1506, where he taught in 1512 and received the doctorate in theology in 1513. In 1515 he was appointed regent of the Dominican house of studies at Heidelberg; later Cardinal Albert of Mainz chose him as theologian and put him in charge of the Church of Halle, Saxony. He was summoned to Augsburg (1530) to refute the Lutheran Confession of Faith and took a prominent part in a debate against the Lutherans in 1534, at Leipzig. He wrote: "Von dem Gesatz der Niessung des h. hochw. Sacraments" (Leipzig, 1531), and "Errettung der beschuldigten kelchdieb" (Leipzig, 1535) [The present work described above] on Communion under one species; "Wie unterschieldlicher wiess Gott und seine heiligen sollen geehret werden" (Leipzig, 1532), a treatise on the veneration of the saints; "Assertio sacrorum quorumdam axiomatum" (Leipzig, 1537), on the point controverted by the Reformers; these writings are . Vehe also published "Ein neue Gesangbuchlein" (Leipzig, 1537; Hanover, 1853), a collection of hymns. He was called to the bishopric of Halberstadt, 21 Feb., 1559. (New Catholic Encyclopedia) Wide margined copy with very neat annotations in a contemporary hand. The work is rare with OCLC locates the University of Minnesota copy and the present copy (Colgate-Rochester) in the U.S. and two copies in Germany [190]. Without last blank leaf. Fine woodcut title-border and woodcut initials. Extensive very legible contemporary annotations. Early inscription on title-page as well as the signature of Howard Osgood. Rochester Seminary Library blindstamp on title- page (deacessioned) § VD16 V 486; BM/STC German 886; ADB XXXIX, 529; Godeke, Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen, 237; not in Pegg, or Kuczynski