[Selim I., Sultan]:

DAS IST EIN ANSCHLAG EINS ZUGS WIDER DIE TURCKEN VND ALLE DIE WIDER DEN CHRISTENLICHEN GLAUBEN SEIND

      [Nurenberg: Jobst Gutknecht, 1518]. [Nurenberg: Jobst Gutknecht, 1518].. 4 leaves. Title with woodcut coat-of-arms. Small quarto. Old flexible vellum. Overall a very good copy. The expansion of the Ottoman empire during the reign of Sultan Selim I. (1465-1520) was closely watched throughout Europe. The present work calls for the formation of an army to be sent against the Turks (and all others opposed to Christianity). In the first half of the 16th century over 900 pamphlets relating to the Turks were issued, documenting the widespread fear of a Turkish domination. The present call to arms was issued in various cities throughout central Europe including Augsburg, Breslau, and Basel. Two other Nuremberg imprints are known to have been printed in the same year (Georg Stuchs and Friedrich Peypus). Only two copies are located on OCLC. Gollner: TURCICA I:107. VD16, D-160. KOHLER 664. WELLER 1088.