Brant was now in high favour with Maximilian, and his appointment as a syndic and Imperial Chancellor at Strassburg led to his return and a consequent notable quickening of book-illustration in his native city.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
He was elected Procureur syndic, in which capacity he displayed great activity.
"A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations"
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
In the capital of Christendom, where the head of the Church dwells in a tradition of supremacy hardly less Italian than Christian, the syndic, or mayor, is a Jew, and not merely a Jew, but an alien Jew, English by birth and education, a Londoner and an Oxford man.
"Roman Holidays and Others"
W. D. Howells