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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login:  | | Luther's "Warning to the Printers", Wittenberg (1541) Source: Württembergische Landesbibliothek Signatur: Bb deutsch 154503 (from the reprint edition of 1545) Citation: Luther's "Warning to the Printers" (1545), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: d_1541 Full title Martin Luther's "Warning to the Printers" as part of the preface to his German translation of the Bible Full title original language Biblia: das ist:|| die gantze Heili=||ge Schrifft:|| Deudsch/ Auffs new || zugericht.|| D. Mart. Luth.|| Abstract Luther's works were a huge success for both original printers and reprinters. Reprints helped considerably to promote the popularity of the author and the Reformation project in general. The German translation of the Bible was at first published in parts and often without an author's name. Some of the reprint editions were enlarged with translations from other authors. Luther's "Warning" covers different levels of argumentation. A theological dimension, directing the reader to St. Paul's condemnation of "Avarice" as the root of all evil; a public moral argument marking illegal reprinting as a predatory practice; and what we nowadays might call a 'moral rights' argument: reprinters do not reprint accurately. Luther's and the Protestant Reformation's bearing on sixteenth-century printing history and reading culture can hardly be overestimated and Luther's "Warning" is a core part of the narrative on the history of German copyright. Bibliography Volz, Hans. "Martin Luthers deutsche Bibel" (Berlin und Altenburg: Evangelische Haupt-Bibelgesellschaft, 1978) Wendland, Henning. "Martin Luther - seine Buchdrucker und Verleger", in: Wolfenbütteler Schriften zur Geschichte des Buchwesens, 11 (1985), 11-35 Related documents in this database Author Martin Luther Publisher Hans Lufft Location Wittenberg Year 1545 Language German Source Württembergische Landesbibliothek Signatur: Bb deutsch 154503 (from the reprint edition of 1545) Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to John Frederick I (1503-1554) Lufft, Hans (1495-1584) Luther, Martin (1483-1546) St Paul the Apostle (c.5-67) Schramm, Christoph (d.1549) Vogel, Bartholomäus (d.1569) Persons referred to in commentary Luther, Martin (1483-1546) St Paul the Apostle (c.5-67) Places referred to Torgau Wittenberg Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to N/A Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words Bible, the divine law moral obligations piracy printing, history of privileges privileges, Saxon property analogies public good Reformation, the religious works reprints translations, protection of typography utility Responsible editor Friedemann Kawohl Copyright status 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). 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). | |||||
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