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BARNES, ROBERT. Vitae Romanorum pontificum, quos Papas vocamus, diligenter & fideliter collectae. Title within woodcut architectural border. [184] leaves, the last leaf blank. Small 8vo, contemporary blind-tooled calf over wooden boards dated 1538 on front cover, worn, lacks catches and clasps; contents dampstained, early owners' scrawls on pastedowns. Wittenberg: (Joseph Klug), 1536
First published the preceding year, a collection of brief biographies of the Popes drawn from various sources, dedicated to Henry VIII and with a foreword by Martin Luther. The reformer and martyr Barnes (1495-1540) " . . . became one of the chief intermediaries between the English Government and Lutheran Germany. In 1535, he was sent to Germany, in the hope of inducing Lutheran divines to approve of Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and four years later he was employed in negotiations connected with Anne of Cleves' marriage" (EB). Benzing 3204; Shaaber B242.<
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