This note seeks to document the owner, who has thus far remained unknown, of the fake Fifth Book of 1549 kept in Chicago. He is identified as Christoph Mellinger, a book-loving Austrian jurist who held important positions within the Holy Roman Empire.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques