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164123478Hagae: Ex Officina Theodori Maire 1641. "Editio Nova à multis quibus antea scatebat mendis diligenter repurgata.". Period vellum with maroon leather spine label. Overall VG unobtrusive vellum repair at head of spine. 3 - 22 1 - 630 76 pp. Indices at rear T.p. printer device. Woodcut initial letters. Tailpieces. 12mo. 12 - 1 12 A - 2F12 2G6 last leaf a blank. 15 cm x 9.5 cm. <br/><br/> Ex Officina Theodori Maire hardcover books
1685221001685 1ed Erasmus of Rotterdam Enchiridion Militis Christian Knight Soldier Wars"When I have a little money I buy books; and if I have any left I buy food and clothes."― ErasmusWhile best known for his 'In Praise of Folly' and 'Colloquies' Desiderius Erasmus wrote other important works including his book "Enchiridion Militis Christiani". More commonly known as 'Handbook of the Christian Knight' this book is a guidebook for Christians on how to live a Christian life rather than just going through the practices and appearing to be living for Christ.This 1685 edition was published by John Hayes in Cambridge a fine Latin printing of a famous work of Erasmus philosophy and theology.Item number: #22100Price: $750ERASMUS of RotterdamEnchiridion militis Christiani saluberrimis praeceptis refertum . ejusdem de preparatione ad mortem liberCantabrigiae: ex officina Joh. Hayes 1685. 1st editionDetails: • Collation: complete with all pageso 400 8o Includes engraved frontispiece • Language: Latin• Binding: Leather; tight and secureo Stunning red Moroccan leather• Size: ~5.25in X 3.25in 13cm x 8cm• Rare and desirable Our Guarantee:Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 22100Photos available upon request. Joh. Hayes hardcover
162127626<p><strong>1621 Erasmus 1ed Colloquies Virginia SANDYS PROVENANCE Humanism Philosophy War </strong></p><p><em>"When I have a little money I buy books; and if I have any left I buy food and clothes."</em></p><p>― Erasmus</p><p>Erasmus's famous '<em>Colloquies</em>' is a collection of humanistic dialogues on a wide variety of subjects most of which explore man's reactions to other men through conversation. Erasmus and his pupils wrote on war travel religion sleep beggars funerals literature and other topics. According to one expert '<em>Colloquies'</em></p><p>"held up contemporary religious practices for examination in a more serious but still pervasively ironic tone." Coffin</p><p><br />This work exposed some of Erasmus's humor through the invention of word games and rhetoric exercises used for education. He wanted culture to serve as a model for those living during the Renaissance.</p><p>Item number: #27626</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>ERASMUS Desiderius</p><p><strong><em>Desid. Erasmi Roterodami Colloquia familiaria</em></strong></p><p>Amsterodami : Apud Johannem Janssonium 1621.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->508 4</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Includes engraved title page</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Coffin <em>Western Civilizations</em> II p463</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif--><strong>Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Edwin Sandys</strong></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><strong>Sir Edwin Sandys 1561–1629 was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1626. He was also one of the founders of the proprietary Virginia Company of London which in 1606 established the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States in the colony of Virginia based at Jamestown. The parish of Sandys in Bermuda the Virginia Company's second colony is named after him.</strong></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: Latin</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~4.5in X 2.25in 11.5cm x 6cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p><u>Photos available upon request. </u></p> Johannem Janssonium hardcover
16690054731669 Genève, Widerhold, 1669. Deux parties reliées en deux volumes petit in-12 (90 X 142 mm) vélin rigide ivoire à couture apparentes, double encadrement de filet doré sur les plats, dos lisse cloisonné de filets noirs, titre calligraphié à l'encre noire, tranches dorées (Reliure de l'époque). T. I : frontispice illustré gravé et (23) ff. dont titre, 595 pages - T. II : (11) ff., 475 pages. Petit manque de papier en marge latérale du feuillet 3 du tome I avec mentions manuscrites en marge, sans atteinte au texte, frontispice un peu court en marge latérale. Tampon ex-libris encre rouge au verso des titres.
16857813<p><b>1685 1ed Praise of Folly Erasmus of Rotterdam Protestant Reform Humanism Latin</b></p><p><i>"When I have a little money I buy books; and if I have any left I buy food and clothes." </i></p><p>― Erasmus</p><p><i>In 1509 Erasmus composed his famous essay 'In Praise of Folly' which was a satirical attack on superstitions and other unconventional traditions in European society. Since its inception in the early 16th-century it is considered one of the most important works of the Renaissance and helped develop early stages of the Protestant Reformation.</i></p><p><i>Erasmus uses satire to examine doctrine and corruption within the Catholic Church even though Erasmus was devoted deeply to Catholicism. He concludes 'In Praise of Folly' with statements of supporting Christian Protestantism. He frequently references Greek mythological creatures and figures.</i></p><p><i>This rare 17th-century edition was published in 1685 by Henry Wetstein. An impressive first edition!</i></p><p>Item number: #7813</p><p>Price: $795</p><p>ERASMUS Desiderius</p><p><b><i>Mōrias egkōmion. = Stultitiæ laus.</i></b></p><p>Amstelaedami: apud Henricum Wetstenium 1685.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p>o 8 152</p><p>· Language: Latin </p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight & secure</p><p>· Size: ~5in X 3in 13cm x 8cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>7813</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Henricum Wetstenium hardcover
164620149Francofurti: Johannis Pressii 1646. 1646. First edition thus. Small folio. Title page printed in black and red illustrated with a vignette engraving. 13 pp.; 776 pp. 32 pp. Index Proverbiorum 41 pp. Typographus Lectori 53 pp. Index Proverbiorum Erasmi Jun II Cogati. . . 32 pp. Rerum et Verborum in Hoc Adagiorum Opere. Bound in full contemporary velum with six raised spinal bands; decoration blind stamped front and rear covers. Text in Latin and Greek. The velum has some typical soil but no erosion. Interior hinges very firm some light wrinkles title page. There is a light damp stain that extends up from the base at the gutter at the front materials for a maximum of about 2 1/2" tapering down to nil by the hundredth page of the text. Page toning and some foxing exists on some of the pages others not. Overall a very good book. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Francofurti: Johannis Pressii, 1646. hardcover
1617102301617 veau brun, filets à froid sur les plats, dos à n. muet, (mouillure angulaire, rousseurs), (reliure restaurée). in-folio, (6ff.), 776pp. sur 2 col. , (79ff.), Hanoviae Typis Wechelianis 1617,
16651183[Amsterdam, Elzevier], 1665 ; in-12 de 187 pp., [2] ff., reliure du Second Empire maroquin rouge, deux filets en encadrement sur les plats, dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, dentelle intérieure, tranches dorées (Thompson).
1693105751693 1693 Amsterdam. Ex Typographia Blaviana. 1693. 1 volume in-8, plein maroquin bleu début XIXème à longs grains, filet doré en encadrement sur les plats, dos lisse orné, frise intérieure dorée. Reliure signée Thouvenin. [6] ff. ; 784 pp. ; [10] ff.
1664020084Lugduni Batavorum et Roterodami: Ex Officina Hackiana 1664. Inteira de Pergaminho. Bom / Good / Bon. In-8º190x122. 1 vol. de 12-784-18 pp. Portada gravada a buril em chapa de cobre representando Erasmo sentado a uma mesa sobre a qual está um globo e alguns livros e à sua volta três personagens que ouvem e comentam entre si o que diz o mestre. Encadernação em inteira de pergaminho Ex-libris armoriado inglês. Humanista holandês Erasmo de Roterdão foi educado com os padres augustinianos estudou teologia na Holanda e em Paris e doutorou-se em Turim em 1506. Trabalhou como perceptor privado preparando para os seus alunos uns opúsculos pedagógicos que com o tempo se converteram em importantes livros da cultura europeia. Em Itália foi discípulo de Lorenzo Valla. Viajou para Inglaterra onde foi hospede de Tomás More onde escreveu o célebre Elogio da Loucura e estudou a língua grega. Em Veneza trabalhou com Aldo Manuccio numa composição de provérbios os Adagia. Preparou uma edição grega do Novo Testamento que causou escândalo. Realizou depois diversas edições comentadas de textos clássicos. Afastando-se das posições de Lutero saíu de Basileia entretanto adepta do protestantismo e foi viver para Friburgo durante alguns anos onde escreveu estes Colloquia. Brunet II 1041 <br/> <br/> Ex Officina Hackiana unknown
160619331Quibus Hadriani Ivnii, Ioannis Alexandri Brassicani, Ioannis Ulpii, Gilberti Cognati, Coelii Rhodigini, Polydori Virgilii, Petri Godofredi, Caroli Bouilli, Adr. turnebi et aliorum quorum dem paramiographorum adagia codem ordine descripta Subiuncta, sunt.Tres indices accesserunt locupletissimi, tam adagiorum iuxta ordinem alphabeticum et secundum locos, quam rerum ac vocum in hoc opere explicatarum, cognituque dignarum.Quae opere toto continentur proxima. Très rare. Seconde édition de ce titre d'Erasme paru pour la 1ère fois en 1599.Aureliae Allobrogum - Sumptibus caldorianae societatis - 1606. Titre frontispice gravé très bien restauré. 10 pp + 1984 colonnes + 42 pp (index proverbiorum iuxta locos) + 49 pp ( in adagia erasmi) + 111 pp ( index proverbiorum erasmi ivnii, cognati, et aliorum quae hoc opere con tinetur, secundum ordinem alphabeti corectus).Belle reliure plein vélin ivoire en très bel état. Dos à 5 nerfs avec titre. Quelques rousseurs et mouillures. Très bon état. Format in-4°(34x22).
16516823Amsterdam: Jodocum Janssonium 1651. Hardcover — Tapa dura. 134x72mm. 5¼x2¾". Amsterdam Jodocum Janssonium 1651. En 12º 134 x 72mm. Frontispicio grabado 24 672 44 pp. 1 grabado a toda página. Encuadernación de la época en pergamino a la romana. Temprana edición de los <em>Coloquios</em> de Desiderio Erasmo que contienen un manual de enseñanza de latÃn incluyendo ejercicios y juegos de palabras con fines educativos y un documento sobre cómo la cultura clásica podrÃa servir como modelo en la vida renacentista; finalmente un folleto religioso de tintes reformistas. Buen ejemplar. Jodocum Janssonium hardcover
164885780Leyde, Joannis Maire, 1648, in-12, 528 pp, maroquin rouge du temps, triple filet doré en encadrement sur les plats, fleurons dans les angles, dos à nerfs orné, tranches dorées, Seconde édition de l'Éloge de la Folie d'Érasme par Joannis Maire comprenant le commentaire du médecin et philologue Gérard Listrius. Cette édition de petit format était destiné à une large diffusion du texte le plus célèbre d'Érasme. Afin d'éclairer le lecteur sur les termes parfois hermétiques qui y sont employés ainsi que les passages en grec de ce texte, Maire a repris les explications donnés par Gérard Listrius Rhenensis, un disciple d'Érasme lui-même. Il est également l'auteur de la dédicace qui précède l'Éloge. Le volume se clôt sur deux lettres d'Érasme envoyées respectivement à Martino Dorpio (Maarten van Dorp) et à Thomas More. Jolie édition de petit format, bien établie. Ex-libris manuscrit gratté et cachet double F au titre, ex-libris manuscrit John Burns, mention manuscrite "v. Biblioth. Lambertina. 3080". Esmerian, 101 (un exemplaire relié de façon similaire quoique plus sobre ici mais contenant le même papier de garde à étoiles dorées, le catalogue l'attribue à Derôme); Minet, "Un clin d'oeil à Érasme..." in Tite-Live, une histoire du livre, Namur, 2007, p. 116-118 . Inconnu de Graesse et Brunet. Couverture rigide
16381608040001Witteberg impensis haeredum C. Bergeri 1638-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Folio. 680 pp. Modern light brown leather gilt spine 4 raised bands engraved title page additional title in red and black. Pages browned scattered spotting. <br> First edition of Erasmus Schmidt critical concordance of the New Testament in Greek surpassing the Estienne concordance of 1594. A noted German philologist and classical scholar his knowledge of the Greek language was extensive. He express the best way to understand classical Greek was not only to merely understanding the rules of the linguistic structure but from the most intimate familiarity with the language and its context. Not in BM STC C17 Ger. or Darlow and Moule. Not in Brunet or Graesse. Greek Latin. Witteberg, impensis haeredum C. Bergeri hardcover
1685242378Amsterdam: Henricum Wetstentium 1685. hardcover. very good. Engraved title depicting a court jester on a pulpit before his congregation. 7 152 pages. Slim 16mo early vellum-backed marbled boards with morocco spine label binding well-rubbed but sound and attractive; ownership inkstamp on verso of title which has offset on recto otherwise a rather clean copy with wide margins. Amsterdam: Henricum Wetstentium 1685. An early edition of this uncommon book.<br/><br/> Translated into English as "In Praise of Folly" these are satirical treatises on Catholic Church dogma.<br/><br/> Henricum Wetstentium unknown books
1656617675Francofurti: Sumptibus Johannis Wilhelmi Ammonii Apud Nicolaum Schumannum 1656. Full leather. 4to In slightly worn original calf. Rebacked in speckled calf contrast spine with period blind ornaments raised bands. Repaired hinges early owners' names within heavy foxing slight worming text unaffected. Otherwise in good condition. 12 776 158 pages. Francofurti: Sumptibus Johannis Wilhelmi Ammonii, Apud Nicolaum Schumannum hardcover
1638056080Wittebergæ Wittenberg : Impensis hæredum Clementis Bergeri: Wittebergæ 1638. Haeredes Clementis Bergeri publisher 1638. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Folio - 14 x 11 Inches Tall. Engraved frontispiece and Internal Engravings. FIRST EDITION. WITTENBERG : 1638. Hardback. Engraved title-page including portrait of author. Printed title-page in black and red. Text printed in triple columns. Text complete. Foxed. Woodcut initials; ornaments. Text in Greek; title page and preliminaries in Latin. Contemporary full brown calf-leather. Later re-spine to match. Raised bands with decorative gilt panels. Gilt lettered label to spine. Bright tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Usual foxing. VERY GOOD INDEED. No page numbers. Signatures: 4 leaves then A-Kkk5. SCARCE. Folio; approx. 14 x 11 inches. LARGE HEAVY BOOK; some extra postage needed. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books C.H.S. Cumberland D.L.S. Everyman G. K. C. Keswick Inklings Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. SCARCE. <br/> <br/> Impensis hæredum Clementis Bergeri: Wittebergæ, 1638. [ Haeredes Clementis Bergeri [publisher] hardcover
167649945Basel, Genethianis, 1676. 8vo. Contemp. full vellum. 2 small nicks to vellum at fronthinge. Engraved title-page and printed title-page. (70),336,(12) pp. The printed titlepage with engraved vignette. 2 full-page engravings (portrait of Erasmus by Holbein and Erasmus' Memorial Stone). With 78 textengravings by Hans Holbein (engraved by Casper Merian), some of which are tipped in and folded, some printed in the text. Lacks the 2 portraits of Holbein the Elder and Holbein the Younger. Some leaves in the middle with faint browning in lower part. 2 of the tipped-in engravings with a bit of repair. Printed on good paper.
167649945Basel Genethianis 1676. 8vo. Contemp. full vellum. 2 small nicks to vellum at fronthinge. Engraved title-page and printed title-page. 7033612 pp. The printed titlepage with engraved vignette. 2 full-page engravings portrait of Erasmus by Holbein and Erasmus' Memorial Stone. With 78 textengravings by Hans Holbein engraved by Casper Merian some of which are tipped in and folded some printed in the text. Lacks the 2 portraits of Holbein the Elder and Holbein the Younger. Some leaves in the middle with faint browning in lower part. 2 of the tipped-in engravings with a bit of repair. Printed on good paper. <br/><br/><em>These are the most famous illustrations of The Praise of Folly.First edition of "ThePraise of Folly" with Hans Holbein's illustrations. The work is considered one of the most notable works of the Renaissance and played an important role in the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. Its role stem from the foundation of critique which the essay laid against the practices of the Church and its political allies.Graesse II:495. - Brunet II:1037. </em> hardcover
166097125ABLübek, auf Michal Volken kosten gedruckt bey säl. Schmalherzen Erben, 1660. Ca. 13,5 x 8 cm. 24 Blläter, 297 S., 18 Blätter. Ganzpergamentbd. der Zeit m. hs. Rückentitel. - Sehr gutes Ex.
164272625London: M. Flesher & R. Young . Sumptibus Adriani Vlacq 1642. First edition of this collection of the letters of Erasmus the most complete that had been compiled to date and the first printed in England; folio 2 volumes in 1 as issued; pp. 36 2146 columns pp. 37; pp. 12 968 columns 116 columns pp. 10; both titles printed in red and black; text largely in double column; engraved frontispiece portrait of Erasmus after William Marshall woodcut initials; full contemporary calf black morocco label on spine; joints cracked cords holding; frontispiece with light spotting in the margins; a good copy and while the joints are cracked the sewing structure is quite sound. An imperfect copy lacking 3K2 and 3K5 in the first part and B1 and B6 in the second part - almost certainly binder's errors. Engraved armorial bookplate of Prince Augustus Frederick Duke of Sussex 1773-1843. "Epistolarum Philippi Melancthonis" Wing M1635A has separate dated title page pagination and register and the "Auctarium epistolarum ex Thoma Moro" caption title has separate pagination and register. Includes a Life of Erasmus and selected letters of Erasmus' correspondents the reformer Philip Melancthon Thomas More and the Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives. There were four editions of Erasmus' letters published in Basel between 1521 and 1541 each larger than the previous and no other collected edition until this London edition of 1642. This edition though not always accurate by modern standards represents a remarkable achievement in English scholarship. The editors made an exhaustive search through continental libraries for original unpublished letters as well as those which had already found their way into print. A number of the letters here have since perished and this collection preserved the most authoritative text of Erasmus' letters until the definitive edition of the Epistolae appeared in Oxford in 12 volumes 1908-58. Wing E3201 and M1635A. ESTC R218212. M. Flesher & R. Young ... Sumptibus Adriani Vlacq unknown
160762101Ad veterum exemplarium fidem nunc recens castigata : Graecis lacuni, quibus superiores Editiones scatebant, expletis ; Ac illustrata Commentariis selectioribus, quorum Auctores citantur pagina sequenti, Accessere Loci Communes ex utroque Seneca facti ; Auctore D. Gothofredo I. C., 1 vol. fort in-folio reliure de l'époque pleine basane granitée, dos à 6 nerfs orné, P. Chevalier, Parisiis [ Paris ], 1607, 24 ff. (certains paginés), 974 pp., 23 ff. n ch., 116 pp., 6 ff. n. ch., 284 pp. [ pp. 277-284, cahier Aa interverti avec le cahier suivant "*" ], [ And. Schottus De Claris apud Senecam rhetoribus ... : ] 98 pp., 17 ff. n. ch.
1643ST20492Lugduni Batavorum Leyden: Bonaventura Elzevier and Abraham Elzevier 1643. Second Elzevier Edition. 137 x 78 mm. 5 1/2 x 3". 12 p.l. 672 44 pp. 2 leaves. <br/> ELEGANT EARLY 19TH CENTURY RED STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO VERY ELABORATELY GILT BY BOZERIAN unsigned but see below covers framed by bead-and-star roll enclosed with double gilt fillets leaf tools at corners. smooth spine in compartments with large central fleuron of floral lancets emanating from central circlet in a richly stippled ground small circles at corners one compartment with gilt lettering cresting tulip and violet roll at foot of spine turn-ins with bead-and-star roll marbled endpapers vellum flyleaves all edges gilt. Woodcut initials headpieces and tailpieces numismatic portrait tondo fine engraved title page by C. C. Dusend showing Erasmus gazing through a telescope at the Godly orb seen through parted clouds. Willems 552; Rahir 546; USTC 1027918. For the binding: Culot "Jean Claude Bozerian" Roulette 9 Plate I and Palette 12 Plate X. Just barely perceptible rubbing to joints and extremities one leaf with tiny burn hole affecting a couple of words intermittent minor foxing negligible ink spots here and there other trivial imperfections but an extremely attractive copy the text fresh and clean and the very well-preserved binding with lustrous leather and bright gilt.<br/> <br/> This is a remarkably pretty copy of an extremely influential but generically elusive work printed by a legendary press and bound by the founder of a celebrated French binding dynasty. First published in 1524 the "Colloquia" comprise 63 conversations originally written for Erasmus' students on varied and overlapping topics but these urbane meditations soon became widely read as they covered subjects that intrigued the important thinkers of the day. Their influence was so profound that it is not saying too much to claim that they helped to speed the Reformation. Although they are difficult to classify precisely one could categorize them as including in general terms exposure of ritualistic fallacies invective against corruption within the church examination of popular imposture deploring of contemporary personal sins practical advice for laymen and miscellaneous discussion of amusing topics. In specific terms the text takes on such controversial topics as the value of pilgrimage celibacy and abstinence from meat on Fridays and other prescribed days. Erasmus' "Colloquia" was frequently published by the Elzeviers once in French and a total of nine times in Latin. The text was universally adopted for school use up through the 18th century. Although our lovely little binding is unsigned Culot firmly identifies its tools as those used by Jean-Claude Bozerian 1762-1840. He was the elder of the Bozerian brothers François is referred to as "le jeune" and was active in Paris from 1795 to about 1810. He began his career in Lyon as an apprentice bookseller printer and bookbinder eventually deciding to focus on the latter craft. Marriage to the widow of binder Pierre Boulier allowed him to establish a binding workshop in Paris where he was joined by his brother. His bindings were soon much in demand by French bibliophiles who appreciated their superior materials tasteful design and flawless execution--all characteristics that are plainly evident in the present case. Bonaventura Elzevier and Abraham Elzevier unknown
16418AGGC6NMSWHRLeiden 1641. 12mo. Joannes Maire Contemporary overlapping vellum sewn on 3 supports laced through the joints blue edges. With Maire's woodcut devices on all four title pages several woodcut decorated initials throughout. 4 works in 1 volume. 264; 330 2 blank; 144; 1 1 blank 6 4 blank 176 2 blank pp. Fine Sammelband with four theological works by Desiderius Erasmus all published by the well-known Leiden printer Joannes Maire. The present work containing four 17th-century editions reflects the enduring popularity of Erasmus' didactic and theological writings nearly a century after his death.Ad 1: Maire's 1641 his only edition of this compact Latin devotional treatise by Erasmus offering a concise moral and theological commentary on two foundational elements of Christian doctrine: the Apostles' Creed and the Ten Commandments. The work was intended for private reflection or instructional use and it is a good example of Erasmus' characteristic blend of lucid humanist prose and practical Christian ethics urging readers toward sincere faith and virtuous conduct.Ad 2: A finely printed Latin edition of one of Erasmus' most celebrated devotional treatises "The Handbook of the Christian Soldier". The work serves as a practical guide to inner piety and spiritual discipline advocating a faith grounded not in ritual or external observance but in the renewal of the heart and the imitation of Christ. It is preceded by a letter of Erasmus to Paulus Volsius dated Basel 15 August 1518.Ad 3: A succinct yet profound devotional treatise by Erasmus offering guidance on the true manner of prayer and the cultivation of inward piety. The present work distils Erasmus' humanist spirituality into a meditative discourse on sincerity humility and the necessity of aligning one's will with divine purpose. It rejects rote recitation and superstition in favour of heartfelt communion with God reflecting the author's lifelong concern with the reform of Christian practice through education and interior devotion. It was written in the form of a letter to the Polish diplomat and palatine voivode of Inowroclaw and of Sieradz Hieronymus Jaroslaw Laski 1496-1542.Ad 4: A thoughtful and conciliatory treatise by Erasmus addressing the urgent need for unity and peace within a divided Christendom. Originally written and published in the aftermath of the early Reformation it embodies the author's lifelong plea for moderation mutual understanding and the healing of ecclesiastical discord through charity and reason rather than dogmatic strife. The present work shows Erasmus' conviction that genuine reform must begin with the renewal of hearts and minds not the multiplication of schisms a message that remained relevant amid the theological turbulence of the 17th century. The work is preceded by a letter written by Erasmus to the last Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Naumburg Julius von Pflug 1499-1564.With an annotation in Latin on the front pastedown 3 owner's inscriptions on the title page of ad 1 ''Sum Justi Caspari Scherii Berol. Marchici'' Justus Caspar Scher ca. 1700; "Johannes .man. 1651." and "constat 32. gl" and marginal annotations and underlining of the text in ad 2. The binding is somewhat dust soiled slight foxing throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: Breugelmans Fac et spera p. 475; Catalogue of the Erasmus collection in the City Library of Rotterdam p. 128; STCN 840230494; USTC 1028902; Vander Haeghen Bibliotheca Erasmiana p. 105; ad 2: Breugelmans Fac et spera p. 473; Catalogue of the Erasmus collection in the City Library of Rotterdam p. 98; STCN 114270627; USTC 1015925; Vander Haeghen Bibliotheca Erasmiana p. 83; cf. STCN 840231318; USTC 1028909 both ref. for different issue same ed.; ad 3: Breugelmans Fac et spera p. 477; Catalogue of the Erasmus collection in the City Library of Rotterdam p. 148; STCN 840230583; USTC 1028904; Vander Haeghen Bibliotheca Erasmiana p. 121; cf. STCN 06126220X; USTC 1011884 both ref. for different issue same ed.; ad 4: Breugelmans Fac et spera p. 493; Catalogue of the Erasmus collection in the City Library of Rotterdam p. 140; STCN 840230362; USTC 1028901; not in Vander Haeghen Bibliotheca Erasmiana. hardcover
1615AAVD49P5O5GWLeiden: Govert Basson 1615. Contemporary vellum sewn on 3 vellum tapes laced through the joints with the manuscript title on the spine red edges. 12mo. With a woodcut printer's device on the title page a woodcut roundel with portrait of Erasmus on leaf 5 a divisional title page for Erasmus' letters and a few woodcut decorated initials. Important collection of sources for the biography of Desiderius Erasmus 1469-1536 put together and edited by Petrus Scriverius on the basis of the 1607 edition by Merula of the Compendium vitae including a number of new sources and four hitherto unpublished letters by Erasmus. The humanist and independent scholar Petrus Scriverius 1576-1660 worked in Leiden outside the University but he was in continuous contact with the most famous Leiden professors. Scriverius added commentaries and connecting texts by which the collection gained weight as materials for Erasmus' biography. Also through the later editions edited by Thysius and published by Joannes Maire in 1642 and 1649 the collection became very influential regarding Erasmus' "image" before the first critical biography of Erasmus was published by Joannes Clericus in 1705.With a few near-contemporary manuscript annotations and markings in the margins. The vellum and the title page are slightly dust soiled the pastedowns have detached from the inside of the boards and the front pastedown is lacking the upper outer corner the bottom outer corner of leaf C6 is sligthly damaged not affecting the text some occasional very slight foxing. Otherwise in good condition.l Knaake II 355a; STCN 832265039; Tuynman 'Petrus Scriverius 1576-1660' in: Quaerendo 7 1977 pp. 4-45 esp. 23-4; USTC 1027478; Vander Haeghen 182. Govert Basson, hardcover