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NOTABLE CHRONICLE

of the Abbey of Hirsau

of the Order of Saint Benedict,

JOHANNES TRITHEMIUS

ABBOT OF SPONHEIM, A MOST ILLUSTRIOUS MAN

original: "S. V. P." (Sacerdotem Virum Praeclarum). Johannes Trithemius, who lived from 1462 to 1516, was a famous German Benedictine abbot and polymath. He was a pioneer in cryptography and a prolific historian. Sponheim was the abbey where he spent much of his career.

written with much learning, and long desired until now, now published for the first time.

Concerning the contents of this volume, the reader is informed in the Preface.

A most rich INDEX of memorable things and words has been added.

With favor and privilege for ten years.

original: "Cum gratia & privilegio ad decennium." This was a legal protection granted by a governing authority. It gave the publisher exclusive rights to print and sell the book for ten years to prevent unauthorized copies.

FRANKFURT.

A faint, circular library stamp is visible in the lower-left quadrant. At the bottom center-right is a rectangular red ink stamp from an institutional library.

State Library of Regensburg