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Cologne Prayer Book of Johann von Landen Facsimile Edition

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Printed in Cologne in 1506–1507, the Cologne Prayer Book of Johann von Landen unites private devotion with the energy of early German printing. Johann von Landen, a university-educated Cologne printer, established his workshop in 1496 and became notable for publishing religious works in both Latin and German. Unlike most local printers, he devoted a significant part of his production to vernacular readers. This compact prayer book, written in the Cologne dialect, reflects that commitment. Thirty colored woodcuts unfold the history of salvation, while familiar language transforms prayer into an intimate, accessible practice rooted in the spiritual life of the city.

We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Cologne Prayer Book of Johann von Landen": Kölner Gebetbuch des Johann von Landen aus dem Jahre 1506/07 facsimile edition, published by Urs Graf, 1988-1989

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Kölner Gebetbuch des Johann von Landen aus dem Jahre 1506/07

Olten: Urs Graf, 1988-1989

  • Commentary (German) by Schmitz, Wolfgang; Gaus, Joachim
  • Limited Edition: 99 copies
  • Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Cologne Prayer Book of Johann von Landen: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

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Bound in leather.

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