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PRINTED BY ONE OF MARTIN LUTHER'S TAVERNKEEPERS --- [126] of [126] leaves | 4to | A-C^6 D^4 E-F^6 G^4 H-I^6 K^4 L-M^6 N^4 O-P^6 Q^4 R-S^6 T^4 V-X^6 Y^4 Z^8 | 195 x 149 mm --- Probably the second edition of the Passau canon's pastoral manual, following that of Friedrich Creussner (not before 1493), and followed by several more through 1521. Pastoral manuals proliferated during the late Middle Ages, an expansive genre that offered guidance to clergy tasked with the daily care of parish souls. "This great concern for the reform of pastoral care/teaching…is best understood against the backdrop of a widespread lack of care of souls among the higher clergy. The notion of pastoral care had so declined amongst the bishops that many of the prelates lived according to the ideals of secular lords, possessing tyrannical power and pursuing the enjoyment of life" (Posset). ¶ Scholars commonly underscore Lochmaier's focus on the legal aspects of parish life, tithes and marriage law among them, which the… Read More