One of the most daunting features of sixteenth century pamphlets is their tendency to use "black letter," a type font associated with early German printers. Most of the letter forms are relatively easy to recognize, though it takes some practice. I remember the first time I ran into this stuff when doing course work in graduate school, and how I did my best to avoid it. I'm finding that, predictably, experience pays off in research as in other things.
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