The Strange and Terrible Visions of Wilhelm Friess: The Paths of Prophecy in Reformation Europe

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The Strange and Terrible Visions of Wilhelm Friess The Strange and Terrible Visions of Wilhelm Friess The Paths of Prophecy in Reformation Europe  Jonathan Green The University of Michigan Press Ann Arbor Copyright © Jonathan Green 2014 All rights reserved This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publisher. Published in the United States of America by The University of Michigan Press Manufactured in the United States of America c Printed on acid-free paper 2017 2016 2015 2014 4 3 2 1 A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Green, Jonathan, 1970– The strange and terrible visions of Wilhelm Friess : the paths of prophecy in Reformation Europe / Jonathan Green. pages cm. (Cultures of knowledge in the early modern world) Includes Dutch and German versions of Willem de Vriese’s prophecies from the years 1558 and 1577 respectively, adaptation of a French version of the Vademecum of Johannes de Rupescissa. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-472-11921-9 (hardcover : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-47212007 -9 (e-book) 1. Prophecy—Christianity—History. 2. Vriese, Willem de— Appreciation. 3. Predictive astrology—Europe, German-speaking— History. 4. Books—Europe, German-speaking—History—1450–1600. 5. Apocalyptic literature—History and criticism. I. Vriese, Willem de. II. Title. BR115.P8G745 2014 261.5'1309409031—dc23 2013048766 ...