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Censorship Edict of the Archbishop of Mainz, Würzburg (1485)

Source:
Stadtarchiv Iphofen B 303

Citation:
Censorship Edict of the Archbishop of Mainz (1485), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Record-ID:
d_1485

Full title
Censorship Edict issued by Berthold of Henneberg, Elector and Archbishop of Mainz, banning unlicensed translations of the Bible and other religious writings

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Abstract
This document is associated with the core document: d_1479.

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Author
Berthold of Henneberg (1442-1504)

Publisher
Georg Ryser on behalf of Prince-Bishop Rudolf of Scherenberg

Location
Würzburg

Year
1485

Language
Latin

Source
Stadtarchiv Iphofen B 303

Physical description
The original print was used as a cover for a rentbook for the years 1494-1501.

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Persons referred to
Berthold of Henneberg (1441-1504)
Reyser, Georg (d.c.1504)
Rudolf of Scherenberg (c.1401-1495)

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Places referred to
Erfurt
Frankfurt
Würzburg
Mainz

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Key words
Bible, the
censorship, pre-publication
expurgation
learning, the advancement of
licensing
printing, history of
religious works
translation, right of
translations, of classic works
translations, of contemporary works

Responsible editor
Friedemann Kawohl




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Photographic images and scans of public domain documents may be protected under some copyright laws and/or contractual restrictions apply. If you wish to use images of this document in other contexts, please contact the relevant archive (see source). Translation and commentary fall under the project licence (see home page).





Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, 10 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DZ, UK