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1549139476London: Thomas Berthelet 1549. First edition in English of one of the most notable and popular works of the Renaissance which played an important role in the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation and swiftly brought its author international fame. First printing with 'latine' and the printer's initials 'TB.' to the title page. Octavo bound in full crushed levant morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles all edges gilt wide woodcut border to the title page signed TB. woodcut printer's device to the final page. In near fine condition. Early ownership name to the title page and light marginalia. Small leather bookplate of Francis Kettaneh affixed to the verso of the front free endpaper. Exceptionally rare with only two other examples traced at auction in the last 100 years. This famous satire was first conceived on the road from Italy to England composed in the house of Erasmus's friend and the dedicatee Thomas More and then first printed under the Latin title Moriae encomium in Paris in 1511. Begun as a paradoxical joke between the two men who had been translating the ancient humorist Lucian together The Praise of Folly is a remarkable work by turns sharp and gentle—but always playful—in its learned treatment of the follies of the world and vision of a humanist life. “The Praise of Folly was written when Erasmus was staying in the house of Thomas More in the winter of 1509–10. Its title is a delicate and complimentary play on the name of his host: its subject matter is a brilliant biting satire on the folly to be found in all walks of life. The book stemmed from the decision which Erasmus had taken when he left Rome to come to England that no form of preferment could be obtained at the sacrifice of his freedom to read think and write what he liked … The work was first secretly printed in Paris and as in other cases its immediate success safeguarded him from the consequences of his audacity … Whenever tyranny or absolute power threatened The Praise of Folly was re-read and reprinted. It is a sign of what was in the air that Milton found it in every hand at Cambridge in 1628. His inherent scepticism has led people to call Erasmus the father of 18th century rationalism but his rationalist attitude is that of perfect common sense to which tyranny and fanaticism were alike abhorrent†PMM. Upon its initial publication in Paris in 1511 Moriae Encomium was hugely popular to Erasmus' astonishment and sometimes his dismay. Even Erasmus' close friends had been initially skeptical and warned him of possible dangers to himself from thus attacking the established religion. Even Pope Leo X and Cardinal Cisneros are said to have found it amusing. Before Erasmus' death it had already passed into numerous editions and had been translated into Czech French and German. An English edition soon followed translated by English poet and diplomat Sir Thomas Chaloner who was renowned among Elizabethans for his Latin verses and pastoral poems three volumes of which were printed during his lifetime by Thomas Berthelet the king’s printer who had published three translations of works by Erasmus in the 1520s. Thomas Berthelet hardcover
93719Argentorati Strassburg in aeidibus Matthiae Schurerii August 1511. . Second first dated edition; small 4to leaves measuring 19.4 x 13.8 cm; occasional minor coeval underlining and marginalia to earlier part of text very light stain to lower margin at gutter throughout not affecting text bibliographical clippings tipped onto front endpapers; bound in antique style calf; 96pp; A8 B4 C8 D4 E8 F4 G-H6 with the final blank leaf H6 present ff.<br /> The scarce first dated edition of Erasmus' Moriae Encomium an important work of humanist rhetoric which satirised the corruption and religious hypocrisy of Europe's elite.<br /><br />Printed two months after the undated Paris edition by Gilles de Gourmont of which only a handful of copies survive all of them in institutional libraries. The present edition almost as rare is not merely a reprint of the Paris edition but contains additional material including an address and laudatory letter to Erasmus by his fellow humanist Jakob Wimpfeling. All early editions are exceedingly scarce with only three appearing at auction in the last 100 years that we could trace. The first English translation was not published until 1549 although there had been Czech French and German editions prior to this.<br /><br />An excellent example of a classic work of paradoxical satire in which folly is personified and holds up a mirror to mankind. An extremely significant work both in its own right and for its influence on the Protestant Reformation in general. Sir Thomas More's own magnum opus Utopia was at least in part written as a response to Moriae Encomium.<br /><br />'The Praise of Folly was written when Erasmus was staying in the house of Thomas More in the winter of 150910. Its title is a delicate and complimentary play on the name of his host: its subject matter is a brilliant biting satire on the folly to be found in all walks of life. The book stemmed from the decision which Erasmus had taken when he left Rome to come to England that no form of preferment could be obtained at the sacrifice of his freedom to read think and write what he liked. The work was first secretly printed in Paris and as in other cases its immediate success safeguarded him from the consequences of his audacity. Whenever tyranny or absolute power threatened The Praise of Folly was re-read and reprinted. It is a sign of what was in the air that Milton found it in every hand at Cambridge in 1628. His inherent scepticism has led people to call Erasmus the father of eighteenth-century rationalism but his rationalist attitude is that of perfect common sense to which tyranny and fanaticism were alike abhorrent' PMM 43.<br /><br />Despite the risky nature of the work and its explicit and implicit attacks on established religion and authority figures of the time its rapid popularity ensured that the author and the work were left unmolested by church and state at least until Erasmus' death in 1536 after which his previously untainted reputation was diminished. By 1559 all of his works had been proscribed under the insidious Index Auctorum et Librorum Prohibitorum.<br /> Bezzel 1298; cf.PMM 43; Vander Haeghen 122. Argentorati (Strassburg), in aeidibus Matthiae Schurerii, August 1511. unknown
109061Argentorati Strassburg in aeidibus Matthiae Schurerii August 1511. . Second edition first dated edition; 4to 20.2 x 14.5 cm; dated ownership inscription in pen to title Roman and Greek type lower edge of G1 torn with loss not affecting text slight toning and soiling occasional underlining in ink; 19th-century vellum gilt spine gilt in compartments gilt lettering to second and fifth compartments on black morocco lettering-pieces edges stained red slight warping to upper board light soiling to boards; collation: A8 B4 C8 D4 E8 F4 G-H6 with final blank leaf H6 present ff.<br /> The scarce first dated edition of Erasmus' Moriae Encomium an important work of humanist rhetoric which satirised the corruption and religious hypocrisy of Europe's elite.<br /><br />Printed two months after the undated Paris edition by Gilles de Gourmont of which only a handful of copies survive all of them in institutional libraries. The present edition almost as rare is not merely a reprint of the Paris edition but contains additional material including an address and laudatory letter to Erasmus by his fellow humanist Jakob Wimpfeling. All early editions are exceedingly scarce with only three appearing at auction in the last 100 years that we could trace. The first English translation was not published until 1549 although there had been Czech French and German editions prior to this.<br /><br />'The Praise of Folly was written when Erasmus was staying in the house of Thomas More in the winter of 1509-1510. Its title is a delicate and complimentary play on the name of his host: its subject matter is a brilliant biting satire on the folly to be found in all walks of life. The book stemmed from the decision which Erasmus had taken when he left Rome to come to England that no form of preferment could be obtained at the sacrifice of his freedom to read think and write what he liked The work was first secretly printed in Paris and as in other cases its immediate success safeguarded him from the consequences of his audacity Whenever tyranny or absolute power threatened The Praise of Folly was re-read and reprinted. It is a sign of what was in the air that Milton found it in every hand at Cambridge in 1628. His inherent scepticism has led people to call Erasmus the father of 18th-century rationalism but his rationalist attitude is that of perfect common sense to which tyranny and fanaticism were alike abhorrent' PMM 43.<br /><br />Despite the risky nature of the work and its explicit and implicit attacks on established religion and authority figures of the time its rapid popularity ensured that the author and the work were left unmolested by church and state at least until Erasmus' death in 1536 after which his previously untainted reputation was diminished. By 1559 all of his works had been proscribed under the insidious Index Auctorum et Librorum Prohibitorum.<br /> Bezzel 1298; cf. PMM 43; Vander Haeghen 122. Argentorati (Strassburg), in aeidibus Matthiae Schurerii, August 1511. hardcover
1534150904London: Robert Wyer c.1534. Erasmus on reading the Bible in the vernacular Rare English translation of Erasmus's Paraclesis "a cogently argued text in support of the Bible in the vernacular and it is this particular thrust of the work that must have drawn the early English reformers to it since they too like Erasmus spoke eloquently and at length. in support of the Bible in English" Douglas H. Parker. Based on a translation variously attributed to either William Joy or George Joye which was first printed at Antwerp in 1529 this is one of two editions printed for the first time in England in 1534. While the 1529 Antwerp edition had included a translation of Martin Luther's commentary on 1 Corinthians 7 both 1534 editions replace Luther's text with another Erasmus text "An exhortacyon to the study of the Gospell". This is the only copy to have appeared in commerce in the past 45 years. Octavo 135 x 94 mm in two parts. Woodcut opening initials printer's devices McKerrow 67c and 68 69 "dieu et mon droit" woodcut on I8r. Twentieth-century brown pigskin spine lettered in gilt marbled endpapers. Fore-margins restored throughout affecting woodcuts on final leaf and occasional shoulder notes numerous short wormtracks filled some just into text some mostly marginal staining washed still a presentable copy carefully restored of a notably rare book. STC 10494 four copies only: British Library Oxford Huntington and the present copy. unknown
155050048London: imprynted at London by Iohn Day dwellinge ouer Aldersgate beneth saint Martyns. And are to be sold at his shop by the litle conduit in Chepesyde at the sygne of the Resurrection 1550. First edition small 8vo 139 x 86mm ff. 116 collating A-O⸠Pâ´; printed in Black Letter throughout; woodcut initials; later vellum-backed marbled boards; title leaf torn at the top margin no loss; the binding lightly rubbed. Early ownership signature of Thomas Ferrar on the title page; ex-Earls of Macclesfield with their North Library bookplate on the front pastedown and their blindstamp at the top of the title page. Part of this is a translation of the De civilitate morum puerilium. libellus of Desiderius Erasmus which was regularly reprinted throughout the 16th century. Rare: ESTC records only 6 copies of this translation only the Huntington and Yale in the U.S. STC 22484; Alston VI 8. Sherry's work "is a mirror of one variation of rhetoric which came to be called the rhetoric of style. As a representative of this stylistic school.it carries forward the medieval concept that ornateness in communication is desirable; it suggests that figures of speech are tools for achieving this ornateness; it supplies examples of ornateness to be imitated in writing and speaking; it supports knowing the figures in order to understand both secular and religious writings; it proposes that clarity is found in the figures. In short the work assisted Englishmen to understand eloquence as well as to create it" Herbert W. Hildebrandt in his introduction to the 1977 facsimile reprint. <br/><br/> imprynted at London by Iohn Day dwellinge ouer Aldersgate, beneth saint Martyns. And are to be sold at his shop by the litle con hardcover books
1523ABC_49639Strassburg 1523. 8vo. Colophon: Johann Knobloch Contemporary elaborately blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards remnants of brass anchor plates. Ad 1 with a woodcut frame on the title page 1 woodcut decorated initial and Knoblochs large woodcut device on the verso of the last blank leaf. Ads 2 and 3 with 1 woodcut decorated initial each. Ad 4 with a woodcut architectural frame on the title page and 1 large woodcut decorated initial. 4 works in 1 volume. 106; 57 1 blank; 49 1 blank ll.;158 pp. Four significant early 16th-century works that illuminate the intellectual and theological tensions of the Reformation. Ad 1: The Enchiridion militis christiani Poinard of the Christian Knight one of Erasmus most influential writings serves as a practical manual for inner reform and devout living. Emphasising moral integrity over ritual this widely reprinted work became a cornerstone of Christian humanist thought.Ad 2: The two homilies in De immensa Dei misericordia include a sermon on divine mercy likely composed for the dedication of a chapel in Basel and a second comparing virginity and martyrdom written for the Benedictine nuns of Cologne. Both reflect Erasmuss pastoral sensibilities and rhetorical skill.Ad 3: In De libero arbitrio Erasmus directly challenges Luthers doctrine of predestination in a pivotal treatise on free will. This foundational text marking the definitive break between the two reformers is one of the periods most significant theological works.Ad 4: The volume concludes with an early -and apparently rare- edition of Henry VIIIs Assertio septem sacramentorum a fierce rebuttal of Luthers De captivitate Babylonica. This work earned the English king the title Fidei Defensor from Pope Leo X. A splendid collection that captures the core tensions of the Reformation and the humanist response to it.Ad 1 with some of the text underlined. Ad 2 with manuscript annotations in the margins. Ad 3 with some marginal annotations and some of the text underlined. Ad 4 with a manuscript inscription on the title page and a few annotations in the margins. The binding shows signs of wear some small pieces of leather missing on the back board revealing the wood below remnants of fastenings along the fore-edge ads 2 and 3 with some minor worm holes in the paper barely affecting the text some staining and browning in places. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: USTC 650175 7 copies; Vander Haeghen I 80; VD 16 E 2772; Ad 2: Bezzel 1131; VD 16 E 3041 and VD 16 E 3659; not in the USTC; Ad 3: VD 16 E 3151; not in the USTC; Ad 4: VD 16 H 2166; this ed. not in USTC. hardcover
15132454Basel: and Strasbourg: and Paris:: Io. Froben and Excusum per Renatum Beck in aedibus zum Thiergarten and Jean Petit In vico Sancti Iacobi 1515 and 1515 and 1513. THIRD FROBEN EDITION of the "Praise of Folly". The two prior editions also appeared in 1515. Written in 1509 as a visitor's gift to Thomas More whose name -Morus- was so aptly similar to the Greek "moros" folly the "Moriae Encomium" was first printed by Gilles de Gourmont at Paris probably in 1511. The first of the Froben editions appeared in 1515. This copy is bound with the "Germania" of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini Pope Pius II together with the "Responsio" of Jakob Wimpfeling; and an edition of Lactantius edited by Gilles de Maizières and printed at Paris by Jean Petit. Large Quarto:. 20.2 x 15 cm. 3 works bound in one volume: I. Piccolomini: i-iv A-B4 C8 D-E4 F8 G-H4 I8 K-L4 M8 N-O4 P6. II. Lactantius: A6 B4 a-z8/4 A-D8/4 E6 F-N8/4 O6 P4. III. "Praise of Folly": a-h4 a-z4 A-B4 C6 Bound in contemporary quarter alum-tawed pigskin over wooden boards with working clasps and catches. The pigskin is tooled in blind with repeating vines and floral rolls. The text and binding are beautifully preserved. The contents are fresh and bright with wide margins and a number of deckled edges. Excellent. The "Germania" has a fine title page printed in red and black and surrounded by a fine woodcut border. The printer's beautiful device by Hans Baldung Grien appears on the final leaf. The Lactantius has Jean Petit's device on the title page. The text is adorned with fine floriated criblé initials. A contemporary reader has annotated the "De Opificio Dei" densely in Latin and added a long Latin poem to the final two leaves. The "Praise of Folly" has a fine Holbein border with the decapitation of John the Baptist in the lower register and affine woodcut border with a fool by Urs Graf on the contents leaf. This edition includes the original dedicatory letter to Thomas More whose name Erasmus plays upon cleverly in the title of the work; and the letter to Martin Dorp in which Erasmus explains his motives for writing the "Moria": "My aim in the 'Folly' was exactly the same as in my other works. Only the presentation was different. In the 'Enchiridion' I simply outlined the pattern of a Christian life. In my little book the 'Education of a Christian Prince' I offered plain advice on how to instruct a prince. In my 'Panegyric' I did the same under the veil of eulogy as I had done elsewhere explicitly. And in the 'Folly' I expressed the same ideas as in the 'Enchiridion' but in the form of a joke." The Froben edition is augmented with a number of other texts See the final paragraphs of this description.Praise of Folly:"The 'Praise of Folly' is Erasmus' most famous and controversial work… In Erasmus' lifetime the 'Moria' was condemned in 1527 by the theologians of Paris for its attacks on faith and morality and again in 1533 by the Franciscans who found it full of heresies. The officials of the Sorbonne put it on the list of condemned books in 1542 and 1543 a list that was the basis of the Tridentine Index of 1564…"The 'Moria' may start as a learned joke to amuse a fellow humanist Thomas More but it moves into sharp criticism of contemporary mores and ends with a plea for a return to the Christianity of the Gospels… Erasmus writes in a Lucianic spirit of irreverent burlesque of the gods of classical mythology and light-hearted amusement at the irrationality of mankind. Folly argues that she is all that is natural youthful fecund and happy and that life would be intolerable if it were not ruled by civilized conventions which necessitate a degree of humbug and illusion. By contrast the Stoic ideal rational man is a 'kind of marble statue of a man devoid of sense and any sort of human feeling.' She then shifts her viewpoint and lists the people who enjoy her benefits in so far as they try to preserve their illusions or are happy in their ignorance self-deception or self-love. She even adds superstitious piety to alchemy gambling and the nobility's obsession with hunting and extravagant building…"Next Erasmus starts to deliver a sharp and often bitter attack on all the victims of blind folly those who are deaf to the voice of true religion and lacking the gentler Christian virtues among whom are sycophants self-seekers money-makers pedants scholastics lawyers theologians superstitious worshippers of images and relics courtiers and kings worldly monks and irreligious pontiffs. This section culminates in a savage thrust at Pope Julius II the bellicose pope. The keen wit and ingenuity of the satire can be highly entertaining but there is no note of gaiety now. As Erasmus surveys the gulf between the Church and the 'true philosophy of Christ' he moves into the final section where the alternative offered to barren scholasticism is the vision of reality taken from Plato and folly in the sense used by Saint Paul that of receptivity to the Christian message by the 'fool in Christ.' All irony is dropped until the final short epilogue when Folly light-heartedly cuts short her 'hotch-potch of words'; this is a direct and simply worded account of Erasmus' personal belief moving into an exposition of the Neoplatonist concept that the soul's ascent to beatitude ends in ecstasy a form of folly which is its supreme fulfillment."Betty Radice CWE Vol. 27 pp. 78 ff.Piccolomini's "Germania":Shortly after 1455 Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini came into possession of the recently rediscovered manuscript of Tacitus' "Germania" the most important ancient account of Germany in the first century. In response to a letter from the Bishop of Mainz lamenting the miserable state of the Holy Roman Empire Piccolomini wrote his "Germania" based on Tacitus' own in which he demonstrates that the present high level of German culture as compared with the barbarous past as presented by Tacitus is an accomplishment of the Church. This edition includes the important response by Jakob Wimpfeling in defense of the ancestors of the Germans.Additional "Moria" texts:The Froben editions of the 'Moria' contain in addition to Erasmus' main text two ancient examples of the mock-encomium Seneca's "Ludus de Morte Claudii Caesaris" and Synesius of Cyrene's "De Laudibus Calvitii" "In Praise of Baldness" translated from the Greek by the Englishman John Phreas d. 1465. In his introductory letter to Thomas More Erasmus cites both the "Ludus" and the "Praise of Baldness" in a pre-emptive defense against those who will object to his literary frivolity "levitas et ludicrum argumenti" pp. 102-104 in this edition. The text of the "Moria" is accompanied by the commentary of Gerard Listrius with assistance from Erasmus. I. "Germania": BM STC German p. 701 = Proctor 10307. Not in Adams. Panzer VI.75.410. Ritter 1878. Muller Bibliographie Strasbourgeoise II 228 no. 26. Schmidt Beck 21. II. Lactantius: Adams L-14; BSB-Ink L-13; HC 9819; Moreau Inventaire chronologique II 637. III. "Praise of Folly": Vander Haeghen I 122; Kossmann 967; Bezzel 1304; Not in De Reuck; BM STC German p. 282; Adams E 392; VD 16E 3184 Io. Froben, and Excusum per Renatu[m] Beck in aedibus zum Thiergarten, and Jean Petit, In vico Sancti Iacobi, 1515 and 1515 and books
1520ABC_49900Colophon Basel 1520. 4to. Adam Petri Modern overlapping vellum grey endpapers. With an elaborate woodcut border by Hans Franck on the title page 5 half-page woodcut illustrations including 1 repeat in the text Petris device by Urs Graf below the colophon and several large decorated woodcut initials. The text is rubricated throughout. 10 CXIII ll. First German edition of Erasmuss Enchiridion militis christiani one of his most celebrated and influential works here translated by the Strasbourg humanist Johannes Adelphus ca. 1480s-ca. 1523. Erasmus began writing the Enchiridion around 1501 in Paris while fleeing from the plague and completed it some years later in Leuven. Originally conceived as a personal moral guide for the troubled nobleman the text promotes a life of inner devotion and ethical integrity urging Christians to cultivate sincere faith rather than rely on outward ritual. Though modest in origin the work became a cornerstone of Christian humanist thought and was widely reprinted and translated. The translator Joannes Adelphus Mülich or Müling was physician of the town of Schaffhausen; he made the translation at the request of Beatus Rhenanus.The present 1520 Basel edition handsomely produced by Adam Petri with rich woodcut ornamentation brought the Enchiridion to a broader German-speaking audience at a time of intense religious ferment. With a small manuscript annotation on the title page. The title page has been strengthened in the gutter margin and with elaborate restorations in the fore- and bottom edges. The tear in the bottom outer corner of leaf 73 has been restored barely affecting the text. Otherwise in good condition.l Bezzel 882; BM STC German p. 281; Erasmus Online 1708; USTC 650319; Vander Haeghen I 80; VD 16 E 2787; not in Adams. hardcover
16536648<p>Full yapped vellum; large gilt arabesque decor to boards; particulars debossed in blind to spine. Encased in 1566 edition of J.L. Vives 1493-1540 De Officio Mariti published in Frankfurt.</p><p>Text and plates from the original 1609 printing but now with the Frankfurt 1653 title page. Without additions or corrections but lacking two tables "amphitheatri aeternae" & "primordialiter constituunt mundum". Maintains same curious pagination as 1609 editon 61-42-63; 145-146-145-146-147; 190-192-193-193. No missing pages.</p><p>Eleven plates from the 1609 edition 9 of which are folding attached to rear and twelfth plate at 1653 title page.</p><p>Rear plates most wholly or partially rebacked include: original 1609 title page portrait of Khunrath Tablet of Jesus Tablet of Adam Table of Rebis Laboratorium Designation of the Pyramids or Designatio Porta Amphitheatri Adumbratio Gymnasii Hypotposis Arcis and Feinde Figure of the Panel of Enemies this last with creature-caused losses to top peripheral text see image. Minor loss to upper margin of center fold of plates 8 & 9. Peripheral dampstaining to upper margin of plates 3 4 & 7. Watermark of a crest with 3 towers in a shield over a moat to plate 5. This reissue bound without the elusive wise owl.</p><p>Peripheral worming throughout margins with two exceptions; one of which travels without side-tracking from a2 through z4 see images. Wear and moderate soiling to boards. No previous owners' names or other markings. 222 pp. 1. 8 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches; 20 x 31 cm.</p> Tobiam Gundermannum; Guilielmus Antonius hardcover
1520375736Basel: Froben 1520. First edition printed in May. Woodcut borders to title leaf and dedication by Hans Holbein printer's device on last page. 150 2 imprint pp. 4to. Eighteenth-century marbled boards ink label. Some toning to spine. Very good fresh copy. First edition printed in May. Woodcut borders to title leaf and dedication by Hans Holbein printer's device on last page. 150 2 imprint pp. 4to. Ignorantiam esse superbiae matrem. Eruditionem contra modestiam parere.<br /> Ignorance is the mother of pride; it is from learning on the contrary that modesty is born.<br /> <br /> First edition of Antibarbari Erasmus' manifesto "defending the arts against the scruples of the barbarians" Tracy. Erasmus argues for the primacy of poetry among the liberal arts for the importance of critical understanding of the writers of classical antiquity and for appropriating what is good in their work. He is also scornful of rote learning and blind repetition of earlier scholarship where "cuckoo calls to cuckoo".<br /> <br /> In Petro summus erat ardor fidei in Hieronymino summa doctrina: alterius animum alterius studia imitar. In Peter there was the ardour of faith at its highest; in Jeronme there was learning at its best. It is for you to imitate the spirit if the one and the scholarship of the other.<br /> <br /> This was a work of very long ripening. Erasmus began the earliest version circa 1490 when he was a newly ordained monk but that manuscript was left behind in his wanderings. Decades later when he came across his earlier work he was at the center of intellectual controversy following publication of of his edition of the New Testament. He revised his Antibarbari to assert the humanist position and Froben published it in May 1520. There were six editions of the work in the early 1520s Froben himself published another edition later the same year and ten editions in his lifetime.<br /> <br /> "it is ignorance rather than erudtion which makes men insolent"<br /> <br /> FIRST EDITION OF A KEY WORK BY ERASMUS. VD16 E1997; Valentina Sebastiani Johann Froben Printer of Basel 170; Bibliotheca Erasmiana p. 9; Adams E-463; Bezzel 157. The standard modern text iwith translation by Margaret Mann Phillips˜The Antibarbarians" is in the Toronto Collected Works vol. 23 1978 Froben unknown
1569ABC_49477Basel: Ambrosius & Aurelius Froben 1569. Contemporary half elaborately blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards sewn on 5 supports volume 1 on 4 with two brass clasps on the fore edge leather anchor plate brass clasp and catch plate. With the manuscript titles on the spines and the contents of each volume in manuscript on the bottom edge of all but one volume. Probably bound by Michael Hermann in Stuttgart before 1580. See for the workshop einbanddatenbank no. 502297b the rolls used: nos. r004651 and r003964. Folio 38 x 25.5 cm. With the general title page in volume 1 set within an elaborate woodcut frame all other title pages show the large woodcut Froben printer's device repeated on all but one verso of the final page in each part. Further with woodcut decorated initials. 11 parts in 10 volumes. A complete and uniformly bound set of the monumental edition of the complete works of Saint Augustine of Hippo printed by the celebrated Froben press. This edition follows the editorial tradition established by Erasmus and Johann Froben in the early 16th century and reflects the enduring influence of Augustines thought on early modern theology. The present work includes a broad range of Augustines writings: his dogmatic treatises De Trinitate De civitate Dei polemical works notably against Pelagianism and Manichaeism exegetical texts Enarrationes in Psalmos Gospel homilies ascetic and moral discourses and the Epistolae. This edition represents an early attempt to consolidate Augustines vast corpus for academic and ecclesiastical use during period following the Council of Trent. It demonstrates the persistence of Augustinian authority in Reformation-era intellectual life as well as the role of the Swiss printing houses in disseminating patristic texts throughout Europe.Aurelius Augustine 354-430 CE commonly known as Augustine of Hippo was a North African bishop theologian and philosopher widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Western Christianity and Latin patristic thought. Born in Thagaste modern-day Souk Ahras Algeria Augustine received a classical education in rhetoric and philosophy before embracing Manichaeism and later Neoplatonism.After a period of moral and spiritual searching chronicled in his Confessiones he converted to Christianity in 386 CE under the influence of Ambrose of Milan. He was baptised in 387 ordained a priest in 391 and became bishop of Hippo Regius in 395 a position he held until his death.Augustines vast body of work addresses themes such as original sin grace free will the nature of the Church and the interpretation of Scripture. His most notable writings include Confessiones De civitate Dei the City of God and De Trinitate. His thought shaped the theological foundations of both medieval Catholicism and later Protestant traditions particularly through his doctrines of grace and predestination. He died in 430 CE during the Vandal siege of Hippo. Augustine was later declared a Doctor of the Church and his intellectual legacy remains foundational to Western theology and philosophy.With a manuscript inscription on each of the title pages and a small printed book plate mounted on the front pastedown of volume 1. The bindings are slightly stained and are occasionally slightly bumped and rubbed. The front hinge of volume one is slightly weakened lacking the upper clasp and anchor plate of volume 7 and the front board of volume 9 is slightly damaged along the fore edge. Internally the volumes are variably slightly foxed and/or browned some volumes show very minor water staining most volumes contain some minor worm holes which affect small parts of the letters. A more detailed condition report including collations etc. per volume is available upon request. The 10 volumes are overall in very good condition. A handsome and important Renaissance printing of one of the most significant corpora of Christian antiquity. Rare complete in all ten volumes here uniformly bound.l USTC 686573; VD 16 A 4153; WorldCat 1828402 1406901978 1090145458 1002789099 35656998 222081178 1322263024 1114269923; cf. for the binder see Einbanddatenbank no. 502297b rolls nos. r004651 and r003964. Ambrosius & Aurelius Froben, hardcover
1520ABC_49643Colophon: Basel 1520. Small 8vo. Johann Froben Later blind-tooled pigskin over bevelled wooden boards each board in a panel design with a lozenge-shaped ornament and cornerpieces in the central panel surrounded by a decorative border 2 metal clasps and catches the manuscript title at the head edge a blank paper label on the spine and 4 pigskin tabs. With a decorative woodcut border on the title page of each work a woodcut printer's device at the end of the first 2 works 9 decorative woodcut borders in the text 16 decorative woodcut initials and 4 woodcut headpieces. 4 works in 1 volume. 141 3; 167 1; 91 1 blank; 14 2 blank pp. Compilation of first or early editions of four of the most important religious works by Desiderius Erasmus all printed during his lifetime. The texts which were incredibly popular in his own time were written to promote a more accurate understanding of the scriptures and make them more accessible to the public. Lifetime editions of these four works are quite rare on the market.In 1516 Erasmus published his revolutionary Latin edition of the Greek New Testament. It was not so much a translation but more a correction as Erasmus intended to free the text of the imperfections that had built up over time. When finished he began working on other parts of the scriptures with the same goal. The first two works in the present volume include his paraphrases of the letters of Paul. They were first issued separately in 4 parts starting in 1517. The present works are part of the first collected edition of the Pauline letters published by Froben in 1520 and 1521. This edition is praised for the fine title borders and initials some of them are known to have been cut by Johann Faber after drawings by the renowned artist Hans Holbein the Younger who often worked for Froben. The beautiful border on fol. 2A1 has been monogrammed by Ursus Graf "VG".The third work of this collection Modus orandi Deum is considered a centrepiece of Erasmus teachings on prayer. In it he explains the importance of prayer and provides a manual for how one should pray. He criticises monastic prayer long church services and practices that place the focus on the number of psalms said rather than their content. Instead he emphasises inner devotion and personal communication with God. The work was first published in October 1524 by Froben and in December 1524 by Knobloch. The present March 1525 edition is the second by Knobloch.The final work of the compilation was first published anonymously in 1520 as Consilium cujusdam . cupientis esse consultum & R. Pontificis dignitati & christianae religionis tranquillitati. Only two Latin editions and two German translations of it have been recorded by Vander Haeghen.With a contemporary ownership annotation at the head of the title page "Martini i iouilliami Vinter" a later annotation at the foot "Bernardhus Chymel alias Thalheuser" and a faded library stamp a few contemporary annotations and nota signs in the margins in 2 different hands. The pigskin has been washed with later clasps a few worm holes on the spine. The work is lightly browned throughout with water stains on some of the leaves mostly in the margins a brown stain on the title-page of ad 3. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: Adams E 791; BM STC German p. 115; Erasmus Online 2919; USTC 682536 11 copies; Vander Haeghen I 144; VD16 E 3329; Ad 2: Adams E 792; BM STC German p. 115; Erasmus Online 2914; Vander Haeghen I 144; this ed. not in the USTC; VD 16; Ad 3: Adams E 697; Erasmus Online 2427; USTC 676364 10 copies; Vander Haeghen I 120; VD16 E 3176; not in BM STC German; Ad 4: Erasmus Online 5731; USTC 623273 3 copies; Vander Haeghen I 59; VD16 E 2542; not in Adams; BM STC German. hardcover
15233722Paris: apud Simon de Colines 1523. First edition. Contemporary French blind-stamped calf over wooden boards panelled with intersecting fillets and lozenge tools; remains of clasps present metal attachments preserved; spine with raised bands. Wide-margined and notably clean throughout. Early manuscript moral sonnet signed "Frater Hugo Thubert" on the front flyleaf and a biblical motto "Si quis vult post me venire." in a seemingly different sixteenth-century hand on the rear flyleaf. With a few early marginal annotations in a sixteenth-century hand on ff. 39 and 253 and f. 9 ruled with brown-ink frames. Leather somewhat worn including a damaged area on the front panel and some loss at the lower corners with surface abrasions and light cracking along the joints; spine rubbed at head and foot. A complete unsophisticated copy in its original binding retaining notable early reader's marks; overall in very good condition. First edition. Contemporary French blind-stamped calf over wooden boards panelled with intersecting fillets and lozenge tools; remains of clasps present metal attachments preserved; spine with raised bands. ff. 373 22. <p><br /> A rare example of early educational use of Erasmus's Adagia in its contemporary French leather binding and preserved with a handwritten French moral sonnet by its sixteenth-century owner Hugues Thubert.<br /> <p><p><br /> First edition of Jean Brouchier's pedagogical epitome of Erasmus's Adagia printed by Simon de Colines in the early years of his Paris press. Though derived entirely from Erasmus's celebrated Chiliades the structure and didactic programme are Brouchier's: an abridged sequence of selected adages arranged for the studiosa iuventus intended to make the moral historical and rhetorical substance of the Adagia usable in the Latin classroom at an elementary stage.<br /> <p><p><br /> Brouchier's dedicatory epistle explains the rationale behind the epitome: while the Adagia had become essential reading for humanist education their full scope far exceeded what younger students could manage. His selection extracts the most serviceable sententiae supplying a compact repertory suited to memorization written exercises and introductory rhetorical training. The epitome reflects early humanist classroom practice when teachers adopted shorter selections to provide beginners with a practical corpus for variation and elementary composition while still introducing Erasmus's ethical and stylistic programme.<br /> <p><p><br /> A dedicatory letter to the magistrates of Florence precedes the text outlining Brouchier's aims and directing readers to Erasmus for fuller commentary. The work aligns with Colines's broader programme of humanist educational printing which equipped collèges and monastic schools with clear reliable editions of classical and contemporary authors. Colines's architectural title border clean roman types and spacious mise-en-page underscore the book's intended function as a school text designed for legibility and daily use. As an adaptation of one of Erasmus's most influential works Brouchier's Epitome documents an early stage in the mediation condensation and classroom transmission of the Adagia illustrating the practical needs of humanist teaching in early sixteenth-century France.<br /> <p><p><br /> Brouchier's biography is largely undocumented; he is known only through a small group of humanist pedagogical editions issued in Paris between 1511 and 1534. Three of these-the present Epitome and the two editions of the Commentarii in Septem Sapientum Graeciae Apophthegmata-were printed by Simon de Colines placing Brouchier within the circle of authors associated with Colines's early humanist programme.<br /> <p><p><br /> This copy preserves an unpublished French moral sonnet in the hand of Hugues Thubert written on the front flyleaf and signed "Frater Hugo Thubert." The poem belongs to the broad and often fragmentary vernacular literary production of the sixteenth century when humanist education and the widespread use of printed and manuscript verse encouraged even non-professional writers to adopt classical forms for ethical reflection. Autograph poems of this type-especially those entered into the flyleaves of school and humanist books-are relatively uncommon and they offer intimate evidence of personal reading practices. Thubert's sonnet in fluent but regionally inflected French adapts the sonnet structure to a concise moral argument setting impurity and chastity in rhetorical opposition a mode familiar from contemporary humanist and devotional writing.<br /> <p><p><br /> An early owner of the present volume Hugues Hugo Thubert was a Benedictine of the Congregation of Chezal-Benoît listed in the 1529 matricule as a monk of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and later recorded as having left the order TELMA IRHT. He signs himself in this volume and appears again as owner of another book-Jean Grolier's former copy of Gaspar Bracellus's Ortus delitiarum Milan Minutianus 1515; Austin 357; Michon 24A-which he inscribed with his name and the date 1580 and which subsequently entered the abbey library of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. These traces collectively document a Paris-based sixteenth-century reader whose surviving books display consistent humanistic engagement.<br /> Rare; USTC lists 14 copies only six outside France and RBH records a single sale 2024.<br /> <p><p><br /> References: USTC 180884; IRHT-CNRS. n.d. Matricule de la Congrégation de Chezal-Benoît 1529. In TELMA - Traitement électronique des manuscrits.<br /> <p>. apud Simon de Colines unknown
5783Title within woodcut border & woodcut on verso of final leaf. 54 2 pp. Small 4to modern binding reusing an early MS. leaf over boards verso of final leaf a little soiled. Basel: J. Froben 1518. First separate edition of these two famous texts "In Praise of Marriage" and "In Praise of Medicine." The first work created a cause célèbre; written many years earlier in honor of the marriage of his friend Lord Mountjoy when finally published it was seen by the Louvain and Paris theologians as an implicit condemnation of clerical celibacy. The second work is Erasmus's expression of his views of the medical arts. It "presents a view of medical ethics that identifies competence beneficence and diligence as the physician's primary moral obligations. The activity of the physician when directed toward the patient in accordance with these obligations gives rise to reciprocal obligations on the part of the patient: gratitude and reward. The activity of the patient in accordance with these obligations returns honour and payment to the physician."-Albury & Weisz "The Medical Ethics of Erasmus and the Physician-Patient Relationship" online resource. It is dedicated to the distinguished physician Henricus Afinius the chief physician of Antwerp. These two works were first published a few months earlier as part of the Querela Pacis printed in Louvain. Fine copy and rather scarce. hardcover books
1523ABC_50124Antwerp: Michiel Hillen van Hoogstraten 1523. Later vellum with the manuscript title and year of publication on the spine red sprinkled edges. 8vo. With a decorative woodcut border on the title page and 2 decorated woodcut initials. Very rare early edition of Erasmus first written work a letter in praise of monastic life which was only published later in his career. Erasmus wrote it in 1488 or 1489 when he was 20 years old at the request of Theodoricus of Haarlem a fellow canon at the Augustine monastery at Steyn in order to persuade his nephew to join the order. It circulated in manuscript form for many years and was likely used to entice prospective candidates to enter the order of Canons Regular of St. Augustine.The work is divided into three parts: the first seven chapters focus on the evils of this world; chapter eight through eleven on the pleasures of the religious life; and chapter twelve on the ultimate choice between the material world or the religious state. This final chapter appears to counteract the rest of the work as it advises Theodoricus' nephew to carefully consider whether he truly wanted to enter a religious order since being a Christian is enough in itself. As such it has been suggested that Erasmus rewrote the text before its publication adding the 12th chapter but as he apologises for his adolescent writing style in the preface the work was likely mostly unedited.The first edition was published in Louvain in 1521 more than 30 years after it was written. The present edition is the first by Michiel Hillen van Hoogstraten and one of four printed in 1523. It is exceptionally rare on both the market and in institutions as only four copies have been recorded in libraries and we have not been able to find any others in sales records of the past century.The vellum is slightly soiled. The work is slightly browned throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Adams E-569; Erasmus Online 1383; Nijhoff & Kronenberg 804; USTC 403708 4 copies; Vander Haeghen p. 64; WorldCat 71746606 2 copies; cf. De Molen R. "First fruits. The place of Antibarbarorum Liber and De contemptu mundi in the formulation of Erasmus Philosophia Christi" in: Colloque érasmien de Liège 1986 pp. 177-196; not in Bezzel; De Reuck; STCV. Michiel Hillen van Hoogstraten, hardcover
152116988Colophon: Mainz: Johannes Schoeffer 1521. German contemporary blind-tooled calf sewn on 3 double cords in a panel design each board with a 15 mm-wide border roll with fillets on either side containing 4 different heads in medaillions separated by quatrefoils. The central panel on each board is filled with dozens of impressions of 3 floral stamps 1 on the front board and 2 on the back. Titles in ink written on the spine partly upside down and the fore-edge; later paper spine label; 2 holes near the fore-edge of each board from fastenings now lost. 8vo. Ad 1: with the title in woodcut architectural border with 3 coats of arms the Isenburg bars and Mainz wagon wheel above left and right and Schoeffer's device here with 2 stars above and a rosette below rather than 3 stars at the foot under his IS-monogram; 6 large beautiful woodcut initials the largest 45 mm with 2 human figures. Both works set throughout in italic types still with upright capitals as always at this date. With 1 initial coloured by hand. Ad 2: with the title in an elaborate woodcut border dated "MDXX" at the head first page of the dedicatory letter by Erasmus to Petrus Aegidius dated Basle 5 October 1514 on back of the title page with a border made of woodcut strips Froben's large woodcut device on the last page and 2 decorative woodcut initials 2 series the 30 mm Q with a scorpion. 2 works in 1 volume. With: 2 ERASMUS Desiderius. Parabolae sive similia.Colophon: Basel Johannes Froben July 1521. Ad 1: Good scholarly edition of Erasmus's famous guide to writing and speaking style in Latin designed to provide the student of Latin with a wide range of words and expressions. Ad 2: A collection of similes or comparisons composed along the same lines and with the same intentions as those that had brought Erasmus much success in his Adagia. In a sense the Parabolae are an addition to and continuation of the Adagia. With some contemporary annotations. In very good condition with only a few minor marginal smudges or chips. Binding lacking fastenings and with damage to the spine and edges but still in good condition with most of the tooling very clear.l Ad 1: VD 16 E 2656; Allen I 260; II 305 311; Bezzel 748; Vander Haeghen Bibl. Erasm. p. 66; Reedijk 95 97; De Reuck Bibl. Erasm. Bruxel. 135 with illus. of the title; ad 2: VD 16 E 3246 2 copies; Bezzel 1371; Vander Haeghen Bibl. Erasm. p. 138; for the binding: cf. K. von Rabenau Deutsche Einbände der Renaissance von Jakob Krause Berlin 1994 7 & 8 similar bindings using stamps with the same motifs. Johannes Schoeffer, unknown
14155374Strasbourg: Matthias Schürer 1514-1515. First edition of some material. Hard Cover. Very Good/Several related works of Erasmus collected in one binding including the first edition of Parabolae sive similia a reported 1513 edition of Parabolae was a longstanding bibliographical error and the first appearance of Erasmus's farewell letter to Jakob Wimpfeling Epistle 305. In 1509 the year Mattias Schürer completed his apprenticeship and opened his own print shop he struck an unauthorized edition of Erasmus's Adagia purloined from the first edition of 1500. Anger on the author's part would have been justified. Yet in spite of this commercial indiscretion Erasmus favored Schurer with a warm supportive and lasting friendship. In October 1514 he gave Schürer the manuscript of "Parabolae sive similia" which Schürer decided to publish in tandem with a reprint of De Copia although there are copies extant of Parabolae bound alone. It is fitting that Parabolae should be bound with Adagia in this copy since it expands on the earlier work's idea of compiling classical maxims. Parabolae that is The Parables is a catalogue of didactic similes gleaned from Plutarch Seneca and Pliny who almost never used similes in his own text. The Adagia is also the subject of Erasmus's letter to Wimpfeling whom he thanks for recommending it for a school text. Schürer's edition of Adagia of 1515 is the first to contain the printer's own "table of proverbs" to function as a key to the collection. In all Schürer published 57 editions of 15 titles by Erasmus in the five year period from 1514 to 1519 the year he died. Quarto 21 cm three parts in one volume: I: 6 73 6 leaves; II: 56 leaves; III: 4 57 7 leaves. Numerous five- and six-line "criblé" woodcut initials on black ground decorated with arabesques and figures many of them carefully rubricated. Second title page with woodcut architectural border lightly rubricated. Printer's "usui studiosorum" device on last printed page rubricated. Bound in contemporary or 17th-century blind-stamped alum tawed pigskin over wooden boards with a Cardinal's arms gilt on both boards. Clasps and catches preserved straps renewed. Some small worming at spine ends. First title leaf somewhat toned and soiled. Occasional marginalia in contemporary or early hand. Contemporary ownership inscription on title page. References: VD 16 E-2645 and E-3237; Adams E-318 and E-716; Panzer VI 68 340-341; "Early Editions" Toronto #369 etc. Matthias Schürer hardcover books
1545314899Argentorati Strasbourg: Vuendelinus Rihelius Wendelin Rihel 1545. Fourth edition of the Calvin; second Froben folio edition of the Erasmus. Collation alpha-gamma6 delta4 A-Z6 a-s6 t-v4 v4 blank present. Pp. 431 505 3 blank. Errata at foot of index p. 43. 1 vols. Folio 11-3/4 x 8 inches. Contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards with metal clasps. With 8 pages of contemporary Latin notes loosely inserted; contemporary marginalia throughout second work. L2 in Calvin with old ink stains not affecting legibility; some wear along one bottom edge of binding. Manuscript prayer in Latin on lower pastedown. Small later paper label on upper cover "Bibliothèque de Spietz". A handsome copy. Fourth edition of the Calvin; second Froben folio edition of the Erasmus. Collation alpha-gamma6 delta4 A-Z6 a-s6 t-v4 v4 blank present. Pp. 431 505 3 blank. Errata at foot of index p. 43. 1 vols. Folio 11-3/4 x 8 inches. Calvin's 'Instutitio': Cornerstone of Liberty. "Calvin's 'Institution of the Christian Religion' was the first systematic statement of a Reformed Church. It is the most important doctrinal work of the Reformation as a whole and provided a comprehensive theological system rivaling those of the Middle Ages . Calvinism's most important role despite Calvin's authoritarian influences was to support the movement for liberty and independence in many parts of the world" Printing and the Mind of Man 65. First published in Basel in 1536 the "Institutio was much revised taking its final form in 1559" PMM. Calvin understood the importance of vernacular translations in the transmission of ideas made possible by the printing press and prepared a French edition in 1541. This fourth edition follows closely and corrects the third edition printed in 1543. All early editions are uncommon.<br/><br/>Calvin 1509-64 drew upon St. Augustine and Luther as well as upon classical sources including Plato and Seneca; his work addressed theological issues and also notably the relations between ecclesiastical and civil government. The contemporary annotations often callouts of classical authors and shoulder notes with a few pointing hands are most extensive in the first six chapters again in chapter sixteen on the Lord's Prayer where Melanchthon is cited but appear throughout. <br/><br/>The first work in this well preserved contemporary binding is the second Froben folio edition of Erasmus Ecclesiastes Basel: Froben 1539. OCLC 632887280 BSB Augsburg Univ. Basel. Collation a-z6A-M6N4O-Q6. Pp. 439 1 blank 18 index imprint date 1540 1 blank 1 Froben's device. This was first published in Basel in 1535. The manuscript notes refer to in the early passages of this work. The Bibliotheque de Spietz was dispersed at auction in 1874. The von Erlach family had been established at Bern since the early sixteenth century. Calvin: PMM 65; Adams C357; VD16 C 291; Peter & Gilmont Bib. Calviniana 45/5; En français dans le texte 59 for 1560 ed. Erasmus: Bezzel 823 Adams E632; VD16 E 2723 Vuendelinus Rihelius [Wendelin Rihel] unknown books
1527505487Froben 1527. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. 9 2-710 56 pp. original endpapers. Folio in sixes complete: a4 a-z6 A-Z6 Aa-Mm6 Nn8 Oo6 Qq8 Rr8. Contemporary blind-tooled alum-tawed pigskin over boards. Original clasps intact originally with corner furniture now lost. First title page with Froben device of crowned snakes and bird perching on hands enshrouded with clouds; second title page within Hans Holbein woodcut border. All edges stained Navy blue. 9 2-710 58 pp. <br /> <br /> Front hinge reattached with non-invasive Japanese paper repair; some staining and patina to the peccary bit of worming to the outer pages otherwise a few clean and fresh internal text. 17th century owner's inscription with hellenized name to FFEP. <br /> <br /> The fourth of six lifetime editions by Erasmus a great leap forward from the previous edition adding nearly 100 pages to the Third edition of 1522. <br /> <br /> First released in 1516 alongside his revised Greek Text and Latin translation of the New Testament the Annotationes are a philological tour de force examining in elaborate detail the differences between the ancient Greek text and the Vulgate in the process demonstrating the need for a new Latin translation namely his own. In the process Erasmus was dangerously frank in his discussion of Church abuses and departures from the teaching of Scripture showing himself 'An unprecedentedly formidable critic of contemporary theological and religious practice' McConicum Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation. <br /> <br /> The single greatest scholarly accomplishment of the renaissance was Erasmus's Annotations on the New Testament. Begun in 1516 and revised three times in his lifetime this second revision of 1527 was the greatest expansion of the work more than doubling its size from the first edition. Here the complete force of his philological powers is on full display boring away centuries of accreted dogma and ignorance that had obscured the text. "Without the notes Erasmus said the texts of the Scripture were 'naked and defenceless' open to criticism by uncomprehending readers and corruption by careless printers. The Annotations represent not only Erasmus' defence of the New Testament against such abuses but also a reflection of his own philosophy objectives and working methods. In establishing the text and defending it against his opponents Erasmus drew on manuscript sources classical literature patristic writings scholastic exegesis and the work of his immediate forerunners Valla and Lefevre. He did not hesitate to point out the errors of illustrious writers like Jerome and established medieval authorities like Peter Lombard. In general he was appreciative of the early church Fathers and contemptuous of medieval commentators. Rummel Erika. Erasmus' Annotations on the New Testament : From Philologist to Theologian. <br /> <br /> In many cases the Annotations serve to justify the most controversial renderings in his translation and defend himself against heresy charges. The most notable instance is his translation of the Greek metanoiete in Matt 3 note 1 and Acts 19 note 8. which Jerome had translated as "do penance" a rendering which shored up the Church's sacramental doctrine of a private secret confession made only to a priest. While Erasmus maintained that he himself practiced taught and supported the status quo penitential rite he did not find any grounding in Scripture where he insisted metanoiete referred to a change of mind not penitential confession and that anyway that instances of confession in Scripture were uniformly public and oral. See Rummel 152-156. Adams E-891. Froben hardcover
1525LCS-17326<p><strong>Erasmus and his master Laurent Valla: three founding works of the Renaissance </strong><strong>preserved in their contemporary blind-stamped binding.</strong></p><p><strong>Strasbourg 1523 1525. Cologne 1525.</strong></p><p><strong>From the <em>Campana</em> collection with this 16th century handwritten ex-libris </strong></p><p><strong><em>"Jacobi Campana et Amicorum 1530".</em></strong></p><p>In total three texts bound in one 8vo volume 148 x 100 mm of: I/ 184 ll. the last one blank; II/ 28 ll. ; III/ 1 title-page 148 pp. 10 pp. of index 1 bl.p. Numerous handwritten notes on the last 2 ll. of the 1st text. Bound in blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards brass clasps. <em>Contemporary binding.</em></p><p>Collection in quite rare and very early editions of 3 important founding works of the Renaissance in philology and grammar by Erasmus and by his master Laurent Valla.</p><p><em>Laurent Valla "the greatest humanist of the first half of the 15th century" </em>was born in Rome around 1407. Guilio Vallese.</p><p><em>"Deeply convinced of the superiority of the antique culture renewed at the time in which he saw an incomparable ferment of regeneration Valla in order to defend it didn't hesitate to take the chance of being condemned in front of the Inquisition court. As other humanists of this time he claimed to be of the rationalist moral antique transmitted in the books of Wisdom when the Middle Ages had impoverished or lost the very meaning of it."</em></p><p>Valla's most famous treatise "<em>Des élégances de la langue latine</em>"that had most contributed to his reputation in six books was quickly given in every school and kept on being a teaching text for the greatest part of the 16th century.</p><p>Erasmus who professes many times in his letters a vivacious admiration for the author and for this particular work had made in his youth an extract for his personal use which was printed twice without his consent.</p><p><em>Valla's observations are about the value of certain forms of words about the value of several difficult terms and even more about the synonymy of the Latin language. This work proves a great sagacity of researches and a great judgment. "King Alphonse who really liked this kind of studies didn't get tired of hearing Valla and let him sometimes battling with Antoine de Parlerme "inde ivae". He gave him a diploma enriched with a golden speech bubble in which he declared him illustrious in almost every science as well as in poetics."</em></p><p>Are joined to this major work of Valla the two great founding texts it inspired to Erasmus:</p><p>-The first one <em>De Conscribendis epistolis</em> in the second edition from Strasbourg of 1525. It was such a success that it was after this one reprinted 77 times in the 16th century alone.</p><p>-The second one <em>De Constructione octo partium orationis libellus</em> printed for the first time in 1514 is here in the edition printed on August 11th 1523 at Sigismon Grim. It was followed by 61 editions in the 16th century alone.</p><p>A magnificent copy with wide margins preserved in its first blind-stamped binding; the clasps and ties are intact.</p><p>It comes from the collections <em>Jacob Campana</em> and <em>Gaspar Campana</em> and bears these two handwritten ex-libris "<em>Jacobi Campanae et Amicorum 1530</em>" and "<em>Gaspari Campanae et Amicorum</em>".</p><p>The<em> Campanas</em> illustrious Neapolitan family counted <em>César Campana</em> among their members a fine erudite from the 16th century.</p><p>FRANCAIS</p><p><strong>Erasme et son maître Laurent Valla : trois uvres fondatrices de la Renaissance</strong></p><p><strong>conservées dans leur première reliure estampée à froid.</strong></p><p><strong>Strasbourg 1523 1525. Cologne 1525.</strong></p><p><strong>De la bibliothèque <em>Campana</em> avec cet ex-libris manuscrit du XVIe siècle</strong></p><p><strong><em>" Jacobi Campana et Amicorum 1530 ".</em></strong></p><p>Soit trois textes reliés en un volume in-8 de I/ 184 ff. le dernier blanc ; II/ 28 ff. ; III/ 1 p. de titre 148 pp. 10 pp. d'index 1 p.bl. Nombreuses annotations manuscrites sur les 2 derniers ff. du 1er texte. Relié en peau de truie estampée à froid sur ais de bois dos à nerfs attaches et fermoirs de laiton. <em>Reliure de l'époque.</em></p><p>148 x 100 mm.</p><p>Réunion en éditions fort rares et très précoces de trois grands textes fondateurs de la Renaissance en philologie et grammaire d'Erasme et de son maître Laurent Valla.</p><p><em>Laurent Valla " le plus grand humaniste de la première moitié du XVe siècle "</em> naquit à Rome vers 1407. Guilio Vallese.</p><p><em>" Profondément convaincu de la supériorité de la culture antique alors renaissante dans laquelle il voyait un ferment incomparable de régénération Valla pour la défendre n'hésita pas à courir le risque d'une condamnation devant le tribunal de l'Inquisition. Comme d'autres humanistes de ce temps il se réclamait de l'antique morale rationaliste transmise dans les livres de la Sagesse dont le Moyen Age avait appauvri ou perdu la signification même. "</em></p><p>Le traité le plus célèbre de Valla qui avait le plus contribué à sa réputation<em>" Des élégances de la langue latine "</em> en six livres se répandit rapidement dans toutes les écoles et continua de faire texte d'enseignement pendant la plus grande partie du XVIe siècle.</p><p>Erasme qui professe en beaucoup d'endroits de ses lettres une vive admiration pour l'auteur et pour cet ouvrage en particulier en avait fait dans sa jeunesse un extrait pour son usage qui fut imprimé deux fois sans son consentement.</p><p><em>Les observations de Valla portent sur la valeur de certaines formes de mots sur celle de plusieurs termes difficiles et plus encore sur les synonymies de la langue latine. Ce travail atteste une grande sagacité de recherches et un rare discernement. " Le roi Alphonse auquel ce genre d'études plaisait singulièrement ne se lassait pas d'entendre Valla et le mettait quelquefois aux prises avec Antoine de Parlerme " inde ivae ". Il lui donna un diplôme enrichi d'une bulle d'or dans laquelle il le déclarait illustre en presque toutes les sciences ainsi qu'en la poétique. "</em></p><p>Sont joints à cette uvre phare de Valla les deux grands textes fondateurs qu'elle inspire à Erasme :</p><p>-Le premier <em>De Conscribendis epistolis</em> dans la seconde édition strasbourgeoise de 1525. Son succès fut tel qu'elle fut après celle-ci réimprimée 77 fois pour le seul XVIe siècle.</p><p>-Le second texte <em>De Constructione octo partium orationis libellus</em> imprimé pour la première fois en 1514 est ici dans l'édition achevée d'imprimer le 11 août 1523 chez Sigismon Grim. Elle fut suivie de 61 éditions pour le seul XVIe siècle.</p><p>Magnifique exemplaire à belles marges conservé dans sa première reliure estampée à froid dont les fermoirs et les attaches sont conservés intacts.</p><p>Il provient des bibliothèques <em>Jacob Campana</em> et <em>Gaspar Campana</em> et porte ces deux ex-libris manuscrits <em>" Jacobi Campanae et Amicorum 1530 "</em> et <em>" Gaspari Campanae et Amicorum "</em>.</p><p>Les<em> Campana</em> illustre famille napolitaine comptèrent parmi leurs membres <em>César</em> <em>Campana</em> fin lettré du XVIe siècle.</p> Iohannem Heruagium.
TBF4<p>Argentorati Iohannem Heruagium 1525.</p><p>Followed by: <b>Erasmus</b>.<i>De octo orationis partium constructione libellus tum elegans imprimis tum dilucida brevitate copiosissimus. Erasmo roterodamo autore.</i></p><p>At the end "<i>Augustae Vindelicorum in officina D. Sigismum Grim 11 Aout Anno 1523.</i>"</p><p>Followed by: <b>Valla</b>.<i>Laurentii vallae elegatiarum adeps exeius de lingua latina libris per Bonum Accursium Pisanum studiosissime collectus. </i><i>Les élégances de la langue latine.</i></p><p>Apud Sanctam Romanorum Colonia 1525.</p><p>In total three texts bound in one 8vo volume 148 x 100 mm of: I/ 184 ll. the last one blank; II/ 28 ll. ; III/ 1 title-page 148 pp. 10 pp. of index 1 bl.p. Numerous handwritten notes on the last 2 ll. of the 1st text. Bound in blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards brass clasps. <i>Contemporary binding.</i></p><p><b>Collection in quite rare and very early editions of 3 important founding works of the Renaissance in philology and grammar by Erasmus and by his master Laurent Valla.</b></p><p><i>Laurent Valla "the greatest humanist of the first half of the 15th century" </i>was born in Rome around 1407. Guilio Vallese.</p><p><i>"Deeply convinced of the superiority of the antique culture renewed at the time in which he saw an incomparable ferment of regeneration Valla in order to defend it didn't hesitate to take the chance of being condemned in front of the Inquisition court. As other humanists of this time he claimed to be of the rationalist moral antique transmitted in the books of Wisdom when the Middle Ages had impoverished or lost the very meaning of it."</i></p><p><b>Valla's most famous treatise</b> "<i>Des élégances de la langue latine</i>"<b>that had most contributed to his reputation in six books was quickly given in every school and kept on being a teaching text for the greatest part of the 16th century.</b></p><p><b>Erasmus who professes many times in his letters a vivacious admiration for the author and for this particular work had made in his youth an extract for his personal use which was printed twice without his consent.</b></p><p><i>Valla's observations are about the value of certain forms of words about the value of several difficult terms and even more about the synonymy of the Latin language. This work proves a great sagacity of researches and a great judgment. "King Alphonse who really liked this kind of studies didn't get tired of hearing Valla and let him sometimes battling with Antoine de Parlerme "inde ivae". He gave him a diploma enriched with a golden speech bubble in which he declared him illustrious in almost every science as well as in poetics."</i></p><p><b>Are joined to this major work of Valla the two great founding texts it inspired to Erasmus:</b></p><p><b>-The first one</b><i>De Conscribendis epistolis</i> <b>in the second edition from Strasbourg of 1525.</b> It was such a success that it was after this one reprinted 77 times in the 16th century alone.</p><p><b>-The second one</b> <i>De Constructione octo partium orationis libellus</i> printed for the first time in 1514<b> is here in the edition</b> printed on August 11th 1523 at Sigismon Grim. It was followed by 61 editions in the 16th century alone.</p><p><b>A magnificent copy with wide margins preserved in its first blind-stamped binding; the clasps and ties are intact.</b></p><p>It comes from the collections <i>Jacob Campana</i> and<i>Gaspar Campana</i> and bears these two handwritten ex-libris "<i>Jacobi Campanae et Amicorum 1530</i>" and "<i>Gaspari Campanae et Amicorum</i>".</p><p>The<i> Campanas</i> illustrious Neapolitan family counted <i>César Campana</i> among their members a fine erudite from the 16th century.</p><br /><u><b>Français</b></u><br /><p>Argentorati Iohannem Heruagium 1525.</p><p>Suivi de : <b>Erasme</b>. <i>De octo orationis partium constructione libellus tum elegans imprimis tum dilucida brevitate copiosissimus. Erasmo roterodamo autore.</i></p><p>A la fin <i>" Augustae Vindelicorum in officina D. Sigismum Grim 11 Aout Anno 1523. "</i></p><p>Suivi de : <b>Valla</b>. <i>Laurentii vallae elegatiarum adeps exeius de lingua latina libris per Bonum Accursium Pisanum studiosissime collectus. Les élégances de la langue latine.</i></p><p>Apud Sanctam Romanorum Colonia 1525.</p><p>Soit trois textes reliés en un volume in-8 de I/ 184 ff. le dernier blanc ; II/ 28 ff. ; III/ 1 p. de titre 148 pp. 10 pp. d'index 1 p.bl. Nombreuses annotations manuscrites sur les 2 derniers ff. du 1er texte. Relié en peau de truie estampée à froid sur ais de bois dos à nerfs attaches et fermoirs de laiton. <i>Reliure de l'époque.</i></p><p>148 x 100 mm.</p><p><b>Réunion en éditions fort rares et très précoces de trois grands textes fondateurs de la Renaissance en philologie et grammaire d'Erasme et de son maître Laurent Valla.</b></p><p><i>Laurent Valla " le plus grand humaniste de la première moitié du XVe siècle "</i> naquit à Rome vers 1407. Guilio Vallese.</p><p><i>" Profondément convaincu de la supériorité de la culture antique alors renaissante dans laquelle il voyait un ferment incomparable de régénération Valla pour la défendre n'hésita pas à courir le risque d'une condamnation devant le tribunal de l'Inquisition. Comme d'autres humanistes de ce temps il se réclamait de l'antique morale rationaliste transmise dans les livres de la Sagesse dont le Moyen Age avait appauvri ou perdu la signification même. "</i></p><p><b>Le traité le plus célèbre de Valla qui avait le plus contribué à sa réputation</b><i>" Des élégances de la langue latine "</i> <b>en six livres se répandit rapidement dans toutes les écoles et continua de faire texte d'enseignement pendant la plus grande partie du XVIe siècle.</b></p><p><b>Erasme qui professe en beaucoup d'endroits de ses lettres une vive admiration pour l'auteur et pour cet ouvrage en particulier en avait fait dans sa jeunesse un extrait pour son usage qui fut imprimé deux fois sans son consentement.</b></p><p><i>Les observations de Valla portent sur la valeur de certaines formes de mots sur celle de plusieurs termes difficiles et plus encore sur les synonymies de la langue latine. Ce travail atteste une grande sagacité de recherches et un rare discernement. " Le roi Alphonse auquel ce genre d'études plaisait singulièrement ne se lassait pas d'entendre Valla et le mettait quelquefois aux prises avec Antoine de Parlerme " inde ivae ". Il lui donna un diplôme enrichi d'une bulle d'or dans laquelle il le déclarait illustre en presque toutes les sciences ainsi qu'en la poétique. "</i></p><p><b>Sont joints à cette œuvre phare de Valla les deux grands textes fondateurs qu'elle inspire à Erasme :</b></p><p><b>-Le premier</b><i>De Conscribendis epistolis</i> dans la seconde édition strasbourgeoise de 1525. Son succès fut tel qu'elle fut après celle-ci réimprimée 77 fois pour le seul XVIe siècle.</p><p><b>-Le second texte</b><i>De Constructione octo partium orationis libellus</i> imprimé pour la première fois en 1514 est ici dans l'édition achevée d'imprimer le 11 août 1523 chez Sigismon Grim. Elle fut suivie de 61 éditions pour le seul XVIe siècle.</p><p><b>Magnifique exemplaire à belles marges conservé dans sa première reliure estampée à froid dont les fermoirs et les attaches sont conservés intacts.</b></p><p>Il provient des bibliothèques <i>Jacob Campana</i>et <i>Gaspar Campana</i> et porte ces deux ex-libris manuscrits <i>" Jacobi Campanae et Amicorum 1530 "</i> et <i>" Gaspari Campanae et Amicorum "</i>.</p><p>Les<i> Campana</i> illustre famille napolitaine comptèrent parmi leurs membres <i>César</i> <i>Campana</i> fin lettré du XVIe siècle.</p> hardcover
LCS-17326conservées dans leur première reliure estampée à froid. Strasbourg, 1523, 1525. Cologne, 1525. Argentorati, Iohannem Heruagium, 1525. [Suivi de] : Erasme. De octo orationis partium constructione libellus, tum elegans imprimis, tum dilucida brevitate copiosissimus. Erasmo roterodamo autore. A la fin « Augustae Vindelicorum, in officina D. Sigismum Grim, 11 Aout Anno 1523. » [Suivi de] : Valla. Laurentii vallae elegatiarum adeps, exeius de lingua latina libris per Bonum Accursium Pisanum studiosissime collectus. (Les élégances de la langue latine). Apud Sanctam Romanorum Colonia, 1525. Soit trois textes reliés en un volume in-8 de I/ 184 ff., le dernier blanc ; II/ (28) ff. ; III/ (1) p. de titre, 148 pp., (10) pp. d’index, (1) p.bl. Nombreuses annotations manuscrites sur les 2 derniers ff. du 1er texte. Relié en peau de truie estampée à froid sur ais de bois, dos à nerfs, attaches et fermoirs de laiton. Reliure de l’époque. 148 x 100 mm.
1520253908Basel: Johann Froben 1520. First collected editions. Titles within ornamental woodcut border initials printer's device in colophon. 465 i.e. 495 1; 167 1; and 141 3 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary blindstamped pigskin. Covers somewhat soiled one brass clasp missing lower joint just starting but quite firm; internally a SUPERB near flawless copy. Bookplate of scholar and author Nathan Comfort Starr. First collected editions. Titles within ornamental woodcut border initials printer's device in colophon. 465 i.e. 495 1; 167 1; and 141 3 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First collected editions of these "Paraphrases" of the letters of Paul which were undertaken shortly after Erasmus's revolutionary edition of the Greek New Testament of 1516. As part of that monumental reconstruction of the New Testament Erasmus' intention was to "retell" the books of the New Testament in one uninterrupted voice without the clutter of textual commentary or critical interruption. It was a bold undertaking and in 1517 Erasmus began with the letters of Paul. They were first issued separately starting with Romans in 1517; and editions appeared in Louvain Thierry Martens Leipzig Valentin Schumann and Basel Johann Froben. The collected issues - such as the three which are bound together in this exquisite volume - began to be issued in Basel by Froben in 1519; and finally in 1521 Froben issued a collected edition of all of the Pauline letters. All of the lifetime editions both separate and collected are rare on the market: the last copy of any of the above collected Pauline paraphrases to appear at auction was in 1977. Adams E790; E792; E791 Johann Froben unknown books
15242455Paris:: Jodocus Badius Ascensius 1524. FIRST COMPLETE BADIUS EDITION. Quarto:. 19.8 x 14.5 cm. CXX leaves. Collation: a-p8 Bound in contemporary limp vellum lightly soiled. The contents are in very good condition with a few pencil annotations and light soiling to the title page. With Badius' device of his print shop the “Praelum Ascensianum†showing printers working a press on the title page. With large attractive crible initials and smaller charming historiated initials. Passages in Greek. A fine unsophisticated copy of this rare edition. From the personal library of Bob and Emily De Graaf. The rare 1524 Parisian “Praise of Folly†printed by Erasmus’ friend the scholar-printer Badius Ascensius who printed the first authorized edition in 1512. This edition contains all of the supplementary texts found in the Froben edition of 1516 including the dedicatory letter to Thomas More whose name Erasmus plays upon cleverly in the title of the work; and the letter to Martin Dorp in which Erasmus explains his motives for writing the “Moriaâ€: “My aim in the ‘Folly’ was exactly the same as in my other works. Only the presentation was different. In the ‘Enchiridion’ I simply outlined the pattern of a Christian life. In my little book the ‘Education of a Christian Prince’ I offered plain advice on how to instruct a prince. In my ‘Panegyric’ I did the same under the veil of eulogy as I had done elsewhere explicitly. And in the ‘Folly’ I expressed the same ideas as in the ‘Enchiridion’ but in the form of a joke.†“The ‘Praise of Folly’ is Erasmus’ most famous and controversial work… In Erasmus’ lifetime the ‘Moria’ was condemned in 1527 by the theologians of Paris for its attacks on faith and morality and again in 1533 by the Franciscans who found it full of heresies. The officials of the Sorbonne put it on the list of condemned books in 1542 and 1543 a list that was the basis of the Tridentine Index of 1564… “The ‘Moria’ may start as a learned joke to amuse a fellow humanist Thomas More but it moves into sharp criticism of contemporary mores and ends with a plea for a return to the Christianity of the Gospels… Erasmus writes in a Lucianic spirit of irreverent burlesque of the gods of classical mythology and light-hearted amusement at the irrationality of mankind. Folly argues that she is all that is natural youthful fecund and happy and that life would be intolerable if it were not ruled by civilized conventions which necessitate a degree of humbug and illusion. By contrast the Stoic ideal rational man is a ‘kind of marble statue of a man devoid of sense and any sort of human feeling.’ She then shifts her viewpoint and lists the people who enjoy her benefits in so far as they try to preserve their illusions or are happy in their ignorance self-deception or self-love. She even adds superstitious piety to alchemy gambling and the nobility’s obsession with hunting and extravagant building… “Next Erasmus starts to deliver a sharp and often bitter attack on all the victims of blind folly those who are deaf to the voice of true religion and lacking the gentler Christian virtues among whom are sycophants self-seekers money-makers pedants scholastics lawyers theologians superstitious worshippers of images and relics courtiers and kings worldly monks and irreligious pontiffs. This section culminates in a savage thrust at Pope Julius II the bellicose pope. The keen wit and ingenuity of the satire can be highly entertaining but there is no note of gaiety now. As Erasmus surveys the gulf between the Church and the ‘true philosophy of Christ’ he moves into the final section where the alternative offered to barren scholasticism is the vision of reality taken from Plato and folly in the sense used by Saint Paul that of receptivity to the Christian message by the ‘fool in Christ.’ All irony is dropped until the final short epilogue when Folly light-heartedly cuts short her ‘hotch-potch of words’; this is a direct and simply worded account of Erasmus’ personal belief moving into an exposition of the Neoplatonist concept that the soul’s ascent to beatitude ends in ecstasy a form of folly which is its supreme fulfillment.â€Betty Radice CWE Vol. 27 pp. 78 ff. Vander Haeghen I 123; Kossmann 979; Bibl. Belgica E 866; Not in Bezzel De Reuck or BM STC French; Renouard Badius II 424; Adams E 397. Inventaire chronologique des editions Parisiennes du XVIe siecle III no. 669; Renouard Imprimeurs Parisiens du XVIe siècle II no. 539 Jodocus Badius Ascensius, unknown books
1520253908Basel: Johann Froben 1520. First collected editions. Titles within ornamental woodcut border initials printer's device in colophon. 465 i.e. 495 1; 167 1; and 141 3 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards spine in four compartments with raised bands over doubled cords ruled in blind and crossed floral ornaments boards tooled with floral borders about a central field edges ochre. Covers somewhat soiled one brass clasp missing upper joint just starting but quite firm; internally a SUPERB near flawless copy. Bookplate and ownership signature of scholar and author Nathan Comfort Starr. First collected editions. Titles within ornamental woodcut border initials printer's device in colophon. 465 i.e. 495 1; 167 1; and 141 3 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First collected editions of these "Paraphrases" of the letters of Paul which were undertaken shortly after Erasmus's revolutionary edition of the Greek New Testament of 1516. As part of that monumental reconstruction of the New Testament Erasmus' intention was to "retell" the books of the New Testament in one uninterrupted voice without the clutter of textual commentary or critical interruption. It was a bold undertaking and in 1517 Erasmus began with the letters of Paul. They were first issued separately starting with Romans in 1517; and editions appeared in Louvain Thierry Martens Leipzig Valentin Schumann and Basel Johann Froben. The collected issues - such as the three which are bound together in this exquisite volume - began to be issued in Basel by Froben in 1519; and finally in 1521 Froben issued a collected edition of all of the Pauline letters. All of the lifetime editions both separate and collected are rare on the market; this copy is in a well preserved contemporary pigskin binding first binding. Adams E790; E792; E791; VD16 E 3060; E 3324; E 3328 Johann Froben unknown
