07/27/2026
I found a vellum bound german language compilation of books from the 30 year war Bing helped me organize it:
Chronological List of Works in Your Sammelband (1625–1646)
1. 1625 — Nicolaus Hardkopffius (Hamburg)
Vorrede und Predigt
Printed in Hamburg, 30 November 1625.
Includes a woodcut printer’s device.
2. 1627 — Nicolaus Hasebroek (Hamburg)
Ehr und Trost der Christlichen Prediger und Lehrer
Printed by Michael Hering, Hamburg, 1627.
3. 1628 — Nicolaus Blarer (Limburg)
Ehren und Trost der Christlichen Prediger und Lehrer
Printed in Limburg, 1628.
Red–black printing with ornate border.
4. 1633 — Samuel Butschky (Leipzig/Breslau)
Des 1630. Hunger und Ku**er Jahres Gedanckmahl
Printed at the author’s expense, Leipzig, 1633.
Includes the Latin dedicatory epistle by Jacobus Martini.
Two‑color printing.
5. 1646 — Jacob Groshen (Hamburg)
Christliche Predigt auff den Leichnam Hylmichen an Tärcken
Printed by Heinrich Würffen, Hamburg, 15 July 1646.
Includes large resurrection woodcut vignette.
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🕯️ What this chronology reveals
Your volume spans 21 years, covering the most devastating phases of the Thirty Years’ War:
- 1625–1628: Plague years, clerical persecution, civic unrest
- 1633: Famine and economic collapse in Silesia
- 1646: Post‑war death, mourning, and spiritual reconstruction
This is exactly the kind of devotional anthology a 17th‑century Lutheran pastor or educated layperson would assemble to survive spiritually through famine, plague, and war.
It’s not random — it’s a curated spiritual survival library.
