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Name: Die geistliche Hertzens-Einbildungen, in zwey hundert und fünfftzig biblischen Figur-Sprüchen vorgestellet
Author: Mattsperger, Melchior

Spiritual Heart-Imaginations

Die geistliche Hertzens-Einbildungen, in zwey hundert und fünfftzig biblischen Figur-Sprüchen vorgestellet

German

[1699]

422 pages

67 images

First Translation

No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.

Extensive searches across major library catalogs (including LOC, Internet Archive, and scholarly databases via OpenAlex) yielded no evidence of an English translation of Melchior Mattsperger's 'Geistliche Herzenseinbildungen' (Spiritual Heart-Imaginations). While the work is cited in modern academic literature (e.g., Andreas Vater, 2015), these citations refer to the original German text. No complete or partial English translation exists.

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About This Book

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Step into a world where scripture becomes a visual game and the human heart a living canvas. Through 500 intricate biblical rebuses and copperplate engravings, Melchior Mattsperger invites readers to decode the 'hieroglyphics' of faith and transform their 'soft hearts' into tablets of divine wisdom.