Recently opened in honour of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 theses, the current exhibition at the University of Otago Special Collections runs through to 9 June 2017.  The display provides good historical insights into the events and significance of the reformation, while also allowing the Library to show off some very attractive items.  The exhibition includes Hartmann Schedel’s famed Nuremberg Chronicle, printed in 1493; a late 15^th century medieval Book of Hours; a sheet of the German Bible, printed in 1483, an early guidebook to Rome (1515), and most notably, a rare Latin Bible (1481) that contains fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer. Luther’s own work features, including his Deuteronomy (1525), his Works (1550), and a facsimile of his Bible, Die Propheten Alle Deutsch [1534]. Works by Johannes Cochlaeus, Erasmus, and Philip Melancthon, Luther’s friend and colleague, also feature. Also on display are colourful facsimile leaflets (flugblatt) from the period. They include Weiditz’s ‘Käsebauer und Käsefrau’ [Cheesemaker and his wife] (1521) and Erhard Schön’s ‘Der Teufel mit der Sackpfeife’ [The Devil playing the Bagpipe], 1535.

TV 39’s story on the Exhibition–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTgT42mwUXI