Der Gantz Jüdisch Glaub.

MARGARITHA, ANTON

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Frankfurt a/Main

1544

Second edition. Woodcut vignette on title with three further woodcut illustrations. Sporadic use of Hebrew.

Adams M-574

An apostate and anti-Jewish writer (his name is a corruption of the Family surname Margoliouth), the author was born c.1490 and converted to Catholocism in 1522; he later became a Protestant. This libellous tract had a great influence upon Martin Luther who quoted it often in his own writings. Margaritha ridicules Jewish religious belief and practice and argues against their Messianic beliefs, he accuses the Jews of lacking charity, piety, of sentiments hostile to Christians and finally, of treason.