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Regentenbuch
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across major scholarly catalogs (including Library of Congress, OpenAlex, and various bibliographic databases) yielded no evidence of an English translation of Georg Lauterbeck's 'Regentenbuch' (1579). The work is a known 16th-century German 'Mirror for Princes' that remains untranslated in its entirety. No partial or complete English editions were identified in any of the searched repositories.
Verified Mar 31, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, ustc, internet archive, openalex, loc · methodology
Is power a privilege for the few or a heavy burden from God? Georg Lauterbeck’s 'Book of Rulers' is a masterclass in early modern political theory, navigating the thin line between stable monarchy and the chaos of the 'mad rabble.'
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