SOURCE: Der Spiegel
7-16-13
tags: Germany, Der Spiegel, Martin Luthr, Reformation, thefts
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7-16-13
Luther pamphlets swiped from museum
Breaking Newstags: Germany, Der Spiegel, Martin Luthr, Reformation, thefts
Three elaborately printed pamphlets containing writings by church reformer Martin Luther have been stolen from a small museum in Eisenach. Historians say the theft of the leaflets, worth about 60,000 euros, is a blow to Europe's cultural memory.
Church authorities and historians in Germany have reacted with shock to the news that three original printed pamphlets containing writings by Martin Luther were stolen from a museum in Eisenach, Germany, last Friday.
A member of staff at the Lutherhaus museum in Eisenach noticed that the 16th-century papers were missing from a glass case at 2 p.m. last Friday afternoon.
Even though the pamphlets are printed, they are unique because they contain hand-written notes by contemporaries of Luther....
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