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1532V75865Cologne: Joannes Gymnicus Gymnich 1532 1533 1532. Hardcover. Good. Woodcut pictorial titlepages with borders of female deities etc to each of 3 works fine illustrated colophon to 2nd work. . Sammelband of 3 Works in one Volume. Small octavo pigskin on wooden boards front cover with floral marginal rolls central holy figures SS Peter & John and ownership stamp SVM IACOBI BVECSEN MDXXXIII. Back cover with border of dancing figures one dated 1528. Spine on 3 raised bands brass clasps missing but catches present. Some damage to head & foot of spine edges worn but stamped pigskin covers in excellent condition. Front & back endpapers present but pastedowns removed showing at gutters vellum strips with black & red MS lettering used to attach wooden boards to spine. Work I 16pp woodcut emblematic bordered titlepage Erasmus dedication to Beraldo dated Basel 8 June 1522 Index 385pp 1p blank collated complete except Lacks one leaf of text at Fii pp83-4. Titlepage has early ink ownership name Zielenski repeated at Aii verso of Work II in centre and partly erased MS library notes at foot. Some neat red ink underlining & marginal notes throughout light brown marks of former damp at top margins from start affecting up to 5 lines by end but all clearly readable. Small tears neatly repaired at top of last 2 sections without loss of text except on last leaf. Work II 2nd woodcut titlepage with Adam & Eve on either side nudity partly inked out 80 leaves unpaginated but collated complete with signatures A-K8 last page has full-page colophon of seahorse Gymnich's printer's mark Latin motto and Greek text round all 4 sides. Work III has 3rd woodcut titlepage with same Adam & Eve surround but no ink nudity defacement 127pp 1p blank collated complete but with tears at top margin some with minor paper loss neatly repaired. At end 12 marginally damaged blank leaves are bound in. Nice woodcut titlepages and very interesting early binding. Rare K lner Gymnich imprint Sammelband of 3 Works referenced I. Adams E558 VD 16 E 2514 Bezzel 609; II. VD 16 & van der Haeghen not in Adams; III. VD 16 not in Adams. Joannes Gymnicus (Gymnich) hardcover
159312512Amsterdam Pieter la Burgh / T'Utrecht Reynder Wijlicks 1658/1593. 2 werken in 1 band 124 142 p. Origineel Perkament 8°. Twee werken van Erasmus in het Nederlands vertaald waarvan het tweede in deze uitgave uiterst zeldzaam is. Amsterdam, Pieter la Burgh / T'Utrecht Reynder Wijlicks unknown
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
15489932Colonia 1548. Handbeschriebener Einband in gotischer Schrift.Alterungsspuren Martinus Gymnicus Kl.-8°. Pgt. Alte Drucke unknown
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
1557097858Paris: Robert Estienne 1557. Vellum. pp. 112 8; 128 16; 192 36 of 40: 2 leaves missing. 12mo. Vellum with hand-lettered spine and yapped edges with the ties missing. Each title shows the famous Estienne olive tree vignette on the title page first and last titles include a colophon. Very good. In "de Magistratibus" Fiocci lists and explains the offices of Roman priests and magistrates. This work was reprinted many times in the 15th-17th centuries. The second title which translates to "The Beauties of the Latin Language" was written in 1431 to praise the Latin language and advocate for its proper usage. The third is a reprint of Erasmus' Biblical paraphrases. All three titles were popular in the 16th century and these reprints are published by famous Parisien printer Robert Estienne who inherited the press from his father Henri in 1526: Francis I later made him the King's Printer. Robert Estienne unknown
1536ABC_49637Paris: Chrétien Wechel 1536. Half vellum and brown sprinkled paper sides with the faded manuscript title on the spine red edges. 8vo. Ad 1 with Wechels woodcut device on the title page and 3 woodcut decorated initials. Ad 2 with Wechels woodcut device on the title page and the verso of the blank last leaf and 1 woodcut decorated initial. Ad 3 with a woodcut architectural frame on the title page and 2 woodcut decorated initials. Ad 4 with Frobens woodcut device on the title page and the verso of the last blank leaf. 4 works in 1 volume. With:2 IDEM. Responsio ad Petri Cursii defensionem nullo adversario bellacem.Paris Chrétien Wechel 1535.3 IDEM. Responsio ad epistolam paraeneticam clarissimi doctissimicque viri. Alberti Pii carporum principis. Paris Pierre Vidoux April 1529.4 IDEM. Purgatio adversus epistolam non sobriam Martini Luteri.Basel colophon: Hieronymus Froben and Nikolaus Episcopius April 1534. Together these four works capture the remarkable breadth of Erasmuss influence from his visionary humanist pedagogy to his forceful engagement in the theological controversies of the Reformation. Brought together in this volume they reflect both the moral urgency and intellectual sharpness that defined his contribution to early modern thought.Ad 1: First published in September 1529 De pueris statim ac liberaliter instituendis and De ratione instituendi discipulos represent Erasmus principal contribution to Renaissance pedagogy. He argues for the early and liberal education of children stressing mildness rather than severity moral formation alongside learning and the formative power of classical texts. Ad 2: An exceptionally rare edition of a polemic against the Louvain theologian Petrus Curtius in which Erasmus defends his humanist theology whilst ridiculing Curtius as a fighter without an adversary. First issued by Froben and Episcopius earlier that year with only that edition and the present Wechel edition extant; the text was not reprinted until the Opera omnia.Ad 3: A spirited reply to the accusations of Alberto Pio Prince of Carpi coupled with sharp extemporaneous notes against Edward Lee Beda. This double defence displays Erasmus wit and sharpness at the height of the Reformation debates. A very scarce edition; the editio princeps had appeared from Froben in March of the same year.Ad 4: An early witness to the high demand in 1534. Erasmus rejoinder to Luthers intemperate letter written in the wake of De servo arbitrio. Here Erasmus defends himself against charges of paganism whilst censuring Luthers furious and mendacious tone. After 1534 the text was no longer issued separately.With a manuscript owners inscription and a later purple stamp of the library of the Franciscan church and convent of Saint Clare in Kotor Montenegro on the title page of the ad 1. Further with a few manuscript annotations in the margins and some of the text underlined and crossed out throughout the work. The binding shows signs of wear the boards have been rubbed with some loss of material some occasional slight browning. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: Adams 338; Inventaire chronologique des editions Parisiennes du XVIe siecle V no. 144; USTC 185690 1 copy; Vander Haeghen I 164; not in BM STC German; Ad 2: Inventaire chronologique des editions Parisiennes du XVIe siecle IV no. 1299; USTC 185562 1 copy lost; Vander Haeghen I 174; WorldCat 492052585 1 copy; cf. for the 1535 Froben edition see: Bezzel 1782; USTC 635442; VD16E3622; not in Adams; BM STC German; Ad 3: Adams 828; Inventaire chronologique des editions Parisiennes du XVIe siecle III no. 1758; USTC 181160; not in Vander Haeghen; BM ST C German; Ad 4: Vander Haeghen I 164; cf. Adams 809 later edition; USTC 635432 6 copies; VD 16 E 3481; not in BM STC German. Chrétien Wechel, hardcover
1516ABC_49694Colophon Strasbourg: Matthias Schürer 1516. Modern brown pigskin with a blind-tooled single fillet frame on both boards gold-tooled turn-ins red edges in a beige paperboard slipcase. 4to. With a woodcut decorated title frame and 3 woodcut decorated initials. Early edition of Erasmus seminal educational treatise De ratione studii here presented alongside several other influential pedagogical and devotional texts. It further includes: Officium discipulorum ex Quintiliano The duties of students according to Quintilian including a section on the first stages of learning to read also derived from Quintilian a sermon on the child Jesus by Erasmus intended for delivery at the Colet School in London a lament of Jesus addressed to mankind and a collection of school poems.The opening dedication addressed to Peter Viterius a professor of liberal arts sets the tone for this work: Erasmus praises his friends discernment and judgment in matters of education using vivid comparisons drawn from military strategy and classical mythology to underscore the importance of order and method in learning. Without it he argues even the most gifted minds may falter. Of particular note is Erasmus endorsement of an instructional technique that became central to Renaissance humanist pedagogy: the use of structured annotation. In De ratione studii he recommends that students classify selected passages under thematic headings a mnemonic device that aids both retention and retrieval. This principle would go on to shape the methods of early modern teaching and note-taking. It also reflects Erasmus' broader educational reforms where rhetoric and moral philosophy intersect. His engagement with progymnasmata preliminary rhetorical exercises especially those of Aphthonius favoured for their clear organisation into theory and examples demonstrates his commitment to practical and accessible instruction for young learners.With some contemporary and later underlining and annotations in red and brown ink mainly consisting of corrections additions to the text and markings of significant passages. Two minor worm holes througout barely affecting the text. The gutters between leaves V-VI; VII-VIII; XX-XXI; and after leaf XXIII have been reinforced in the gutter with linen tape slightly browned throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Adams E 346; Bezzel 1709; USTC 653250 9 copies; Vander Haeghen I 169; VD16 E 3534; not in BM STC German; De Reuck; Kossmann. Matthias Schürer, hardcover
1535ABC_49895Cologne: printed by Jaspar von Gennep for Peter Quentel 1535. Limp overlapping vellum with ties. 8vo. With an elaborate woodcut border on the title page of ad 1 several decorated woodcut initials and Quentels woodcut device at the end. 2 works in 1 volume ad 2 in 2 parts. With bound before ad 1:2 VIGILIUS. Opera .Including: CASSANDER Georg. Commentarius de duabus in Christo naturis .Cologne Arnold Birckman 1555. A rare and significant edition of De veritate corporis et sanguinis Domini by Alger of Liège Algerus ca. 1060-ca. 1131 Benedictine monk of Cluny and one of the most influential medieval theologians on the Eucharist. This major treatise composed during the so-called second Eucharistic controversy defends the doctrine of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist against the teachings of Berengarius of Tours. Admired by both medieval scholars and later by Erasmus Algers work remained central to Catholic theology well into the sixteenth century.This copy represents the Erasmian edition prepared under Erasmuss supervision with his corrections and editorial guidance. His involvement gave the text a new humanist form and authority making Algers theology newly relevant at a time when Eucharistic doctrine was again fiercely debated during the Reformation. Erasmuss careful attention to clarity and Latinity situates this edition within his broader humanist programme of restoring theological texts to philological precision and doctrinal coherence.Only a handful of copies of this edition are known and no record of it appears in recent sales databases underlining its rarity on the market. It is the second edition overall following the first printing in Freiburg im Breisgau 1530 and the first to be issued by Peter Quentel in Cologne.Bound together with the Opera of Vigilius 1555 and a Commentarius opposing the Christological views of Georg Cassander 1555 this important Sammelband reflects the continuing Catholic polemic against Reformation-era innovations in both Eucharistic theology and Christology.The vellum is slightly dampstained lacking part of the bottom closing tie on the front. Some stains and browning throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: BM STC German p. 20; USTC 626331; Vander Haeghen II 6; VD 16 A 1871; cf. Adams 173 1530 ed.; Ad 2: Adams V 748; BM STC German p. 893; USTC 615055; VD 16 V 1184. [printed by Jaspar von Gennep for] Peter Quentel, hardcover
1532748951Basileae per Iohannem Hervagium Johannes Herwagen 1532. Full leather. Sexto 22 532 207 5 Variae Lectiones 47 Annotationes 1 pagesBinding repair by J. Taylor Seton “successor to the late James Taylor 3 Mound Place Edinburgh†Recently rebacked. Margin notes and underlining throughout. Photos upon request. Basileae per Iohannem Hervagium [Johannes Herwagen] hardcover
1518ABC_49875Cologne: Johann Gymnic 1518. Modern faux-leather-patterned paper with a grey paper label on the spine with the authors name lettered in silver Erasmus v. Rotterdam. 4to. With the title set with in a frame built up from 4 or possibly 6 woodcut illustrations including printer's initials and the date 1518 and 10 woodcut decorated initials. Selection of three letters by the Church Father Jerome of Stridon Saint Jerome ca. 342/47-420 CE edited and annotated by Erasmus. Erasmus felt a profound connection to Jerome. He saw in the ancient Church Father not only a kindred spirit but also a mirror for his own intellectual and spiritual journey. Included in this volume are three letters: first the epistle to Heliodorus on the praise of the solitary life de vita solitaria a stirring defence of ascetic withdrawal from the world; second the epistle to Heliodorus on the misery of human life de miseria vitae humanae a sombre reflection on the fleeting nature of earthly existence; and third the epistle to the monk Rusticus on avoiding familiarity with women de mulieribus evitandis a warning shaped by both monastic ideals and Jeromes personal convictions. Additionally a short fourth letter addressed to Onasus is included at the end of the volume though it does not appear on the title page. In this letter he satirically addresses the priest Onasus who had a deformed nose and his feeling of being unjustly attacked and being made a fool of in other letters and writings by Jerome.With early manuscript annotations corrections etc. of the printed text in the margins and occasional underlining of the text mainly concerning the third letter written in three different hands in both brown and black ink. With a 0.5 cm worm hole in the gutter margin not affecting the text. Occasional foxing and browning and some water staining in the fore-edge margin of several leaves. Overall a good copy.l BM STC German p. 440; USTC 640603 3 copies; Vander Haeghen II 29; VD 16 ZV 7938; not in Adams; De Reuck. Johann Gymnic, hardcover
1539ABC_49727Antwerp: sub intersignio Rubri Castri = Guilielmus Montanus 1539. 18th-century half vellum with a brown paper title label on the spine lettered in black the manuscript year of publication at the foot of the spine decorated paper sides with a hand drawn floral design in red and blue ink red edges. Small 8vo. With an architectural woodcut border on the title page 7 decorated metalcut initials 5 woodcut headpieces 7 woodcut tailpieces and a woodcut printer's device at the end of the work. Scarce early edition of an influential manual on preaching. It was one of the last major works which Erasmus produced and is considered one of his most significant treatises on theology. The work was incredibly popular in his own time as Erasmus had been pressured for many years to write it. The present edition which is the first by Montanus and the third authorised edition is relatively scarce however with only two other copies recorded in sales records of the 21st century."The Ecclesiastes is really a collection of three works: a theological treatise on the importance of preaching and the role of the preacher in the church Book I a textbook on homiletics and hermeneutics which provides the preacher with the basic tools necessary for both the interpretation of scripture and the construction and delivery of sermons based on biblical terms Books II and III and a list of sermon topics with an explanation of how some of them should be developed. From this organization it is clear that Erasmus attempted to provide his contemporaries with both a theology of preaching and clear and precise advice on the art of preaching" Kleinhans.With 18th-century annotations on the front pastedown and in the margins of some of the leaves several portions of text are underlined. The edges and corners of the boards are somewhat scuffed the vellum is somewhat soiled and stained. The work is somewhat browned throughout with brown ink stains on a few leaves affecting a few words minor loss of material in the lower margin of a7 and a8 without affecting the text. Otherwise in good condition.l Adams E-631; De Reuck 179; Erasmus Online 1682; Nijhoff & Kronenberg 2923; STCV 12926615; USTC 440876; Vander Haeghen I 78; not in Bezzel; cf. Kleinhans R.G. "Erasmus Ecclesiastes and the Church of England" in Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church 39 3 1970 pp. 307-14; Rouzet Dictionnaire des imprimeurs belges p. 153. sub intersignio Rubri Castri (= Guilielmus Montanus), hardcover
1536953165Basel: Froben 1536. leather_bound. Gut. 940 Seiten 30 Blatt. Blindgeprägter Schweinsledereinband der Zeit mit zwei Schließen auf Holzdeckeln mit 3 Bünden. Klein-Oktav 173 cm. Gegenlager der unteren Schließe fehlt Einband leicht bestoßen und fleckig Schnitt fleckig handschriftliche Besitzvermerke innen meist dezenter Feuchtigkeitsrand im Ganzen aber gut erhalten. Ledereinband der Zeit auf 3 Bünden mit blindgeprägter Streicheisen- und Rollband-Ornamentik und handschriftlichem Rückentitel. Kleine metallene Griffe markieren den Beginn der Bücher 2 3 und 4. Die Paginierung ist teilweise irrig das Buch ist aber vollständig. Auf den Seiten 174 -181 finden sich dezente Unterstreichungen mit rotem Farbstift auf den Seiten 265 -268 Unterstreichungen mit brauner Tinte. Ganz vereinzelt kleine Ausrisse im weißen Rand. Ausgabebezeichnung: BASILEAE IN OFFICINA FRO / BENIA PER HIERONYMVM / FROBENIVM ET NICOLAVM / EPISCOPIVM MENSE / AVGVSTO ANNO / M D XXXVI "Desiderius Erasmus von Rotterdam geboren vermutlich am 28. Oktober 1466 / 1467 / 1469 wahrscheinlich in Rotterdam; gestorben 11./12. Juli 1536 in Basel war ein bedeutender niederländischer Gelehrter des Renaissance-Humanismus." Wikipedia. Die erste Ausgabe dieses Buches im Oktav-Format erschien 1535. - Eigentlich wollte Erasmus dieses Spätwerk John Fisher dem Bischof von Rochester widmen; kurz vor dem Druck erfuhr Erasmus jedoch von der Hinrichtung seiner Freunde Fisher und Thomas Morus. In seiner Vorrede geht er auf die Hinrichtungen ein was das Interesse der Öffentlichkeit erhöhte. Erasmus richtet seinen Blick auf die neuentdeckten Länder in Amerika. Er mißbilligt die Kriegführung der Conquistadoren appelliert an das Verantwortungsbewußtsein der christlichen Fürsten und lobt den Missionseifer. Ecclesiastes oder: Über die Art des Predigens "ist das Werk eines schließlich müde gewordenen Geistes der nicht mehr scharf auf die Nöte seiner Zeit reagiert. . Die Predigt hatte Erasmus immer als die würdigste Aufgabe des Theologen betrachtet. . Erasmus knüpft mit einer Reihe moraldogmatischer Abhandlungen wieder dort an wo er mit dem Enchiridion begonnen hatte: bei der Erörterung der einfachen allgemein christlichen Lebensführung einer ungezwungenen Ethik. Das ist seine erlösende Botschaft." Huizinga p.166 et pass. Mit 5 alten handschriftlichen Besitzvermerken von 1650 bis 1845 auf dem Titel. Auf dem letzten Blatt recto eine dreizeilige handschriftliche Notiz mit Erwähnung des Hl. Polykarp von Smyrna und dem Reformator Erhard Schnepf aber nicht aus der Hand von Schnepf vielleicht aber eines seiner Studenten. Vgl. Mentz: Handschriften der Reformationszeit 20 b. "Erhard Schnepf oder Schnepff geboren 1. November 1495 in Heilbronn; gestorben 1. November 1558 in Jena war ein lutherischer Theologe und bedeutender Reformator Generalsuperintendent des Herzogtums Württemberg Hochschullehrer an der Universität Jena Hochschullehrer der Philipps-Universität Marburg und Hochschullehrer an der Universität Tübingen 1544 - 1548." Wikipedia. "Wilhelmi Schimko 1845" "Emanuel Wilhelm Schimko 1791-1875 studierte in Ödenburg ung. Sopron und Jena Theologie. Ab 1835 bekleidete er das Doppelamt des Pfarrers und Seniors der Evangelischen Kirchengemeinde A. B. zu Preßburg sowie des Theologieprofessors am Preßburger Evangelischen Lyzeum." Wikipedia. VD16: E 2722; Adams I p.399 630; BMCGB p. 281; Bezzel p. 250 822; Vanderhaegen p. 78; Sebastiani verzeichnet Froben-Drucke nur bis zu dessen Tod 1527. - Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage oder auf unserer Homepage. Wegen Urlaub kann Ihre Bestellung / Anfrage erst nach dem 21.06.2026 bearbeitet werden. - Because of holidays your order / question can be handled only after 06/21/2026. Froben hardcover
1535150907Antwerp: Michael Hillenius 1535. Rare 16th-century English blind stamped panels One of two pirated editions of Erasmus's Ecclesiastes published in Antwerp the same year as Froben's authorized original. The covers of this copy bear two handsome and rare blind stamped panels attributed to the Dutch binder Gerard or Garrett Pilgrim active in England at the beginning of the 16th century. Pilgrim was a native of Antwerp who worked as a bookseller and bookbinder in Oxford from at least 1524 until his death in 1536. The two panels of which only 13 examples are known to Oldham Oldham HM 17 and 18 p. 28 all dated 1523-35 are of characteristically English style and manufacturing. They feature an outer frame filled with blind stamped rolls of leaves garlands angels masks and dragons and a central design of heads in roundels accompanied by the binder's initials with a key and a pilgrim's staff crossed. On 12 July 1536 Erasmus died in Basel where he had returned to check on Froben's publication of the Ecclesiastes his last major composition. This work is an extensive manual in four books on the art of preaching containing a treatise on the role and importance of preachers in the church precise indications on how to structure and deliver sermons and a list of sermon topics. The Ecclesiastes was highly successful: in addition to the 2600 copies printed by Froben two pirated editions were produced in Antwerp in 1535 the present one and another by Martinus Caesar for an estimated total of 3500 copies sold - an uncommonly large publication for its time see Kleinhans p. 308. Octavo 160 x 103 mm. Woodcut printer's device to title page and verso of last leaf half-page portrait of Erasmus in a roundel historiated and floriated initials. Later calf preserving contemporary English blindstamped panels signed "GP" spine with raised bands decoration of parallel blind lines to first and last compartment intricate design of curls and tendrils to third and fourth gilt date at foot early 19th century endpapers one binder's blank with watermark "EB 1813". Partly erased contemporary ownership inscription of one "frater Henricus Thor." to title page occasional contemporary marginalia in Latin and maniculae early price indication of 2 shillings inked to verso of last leaf armorial bookplate to front pastedown of George Kenyon of Peel Esq 1666-1728 MP and a prominent figure in the Lancashire Tory political scene in the 1690s through to the 1710s. Raised bands and joints a little rubbed early repair to rear cover panel some marginal light stains and fingermarks to contents otherwise internally bright and exceptionally clean A2-3 missing as usual. An attractive well-margined copy. Adams E-626; USTC 400577; Erasmus Online 1678. J. B. Oldham Blind Panels of English Binders 2010. On the panels see also M. Foot The Henry Davis Gift Vol. II 1979 no. 27. R. G. Kleinhans "Erasmus Ecclesiastes and the Church of England" in Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church 39/3 1970 pp. 307-14. hardcover
1531049721Basel: Officina Frobeniana Froben 1531. First Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Contemporary rolled pigskin worn and discolored with old repairs to spine ends and edges but quite sound. Clasps intact. Early notes and an old bookseller catalog entry to front pastedown. The notes appear to be in two hands one contemporary in the same or similar ink to Chripstoph Binder's signature to the title and the other a little later. Title page printer's device with early coloring. Neat marginal notes and underlining throughout heavier early on and at the end neat interlinear notes and notes to the Erasmus letter. Many of the later notes written in triangular format. Scattered stains tiny wormtrails heavier early on some marginal dampstaining at beginning and end. A nice copy. Separate title page for the Chronologia.<br /> <br /> 8 244 243 210 91 74 45 1 p.<br /> <br /> Provenance: With the signature on the ttitle page of Württemberg theologian Christoph Binder 1519-1596 the first Protestant abbot of Adelberg Abbey. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 049721. Officina Frobeniana (Froben) hardcover
1522ABC_49728Paris 1522. 8vo 10.3x16.2. Gilles de Gourmont Modern half vellum and sprinkled paper sides sewn on 5 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine the manuscript author title and supposed year of publication 1522 on the spine. With both titles set within an identical woodcut architectural frame and several woodcut decorated initials. 106 10 ll. Very rare Paris edition of Erasmus Enchiridion militis Christiani including a short text urging readers to study Christian philosophy. Before Erasmus became a household name for his satire The Praise of Folly or for his Latin translation of the New Testament he authored a lesser-known yet deeply personal work: Enchiridion militis Christiani The handbook of the Christian soldier.Written in 1501 the Enchiridion is a passionate call to return to a pure Christ-centred faith one grounded not in ritual or church hierarchy but in inner devotion and practical piety. With urgency and sincerity Erasmus wrote not for scholars or clergy but for ordinary believers striving to live a holy life.Between its first publication and Erasmuss death in 1536 the Enchiridion was printed in over fifty Latin editions becoming one of his most widely read works across Europe. This relatively early French edition is rare with few known copies surviving. We have traced only two other copies in sales records of the past 100 years one sold in 1920 and the other in 1980.With occasional near- contemporary manuscript annotations in the margins and underlining of some text indicating text improvements and highlighting important passages and in the same hand a short note on the blank verso of the last leaf most likely a philosophical reflection or content-related note. Most pages contain a simple frame ruled in red after printing the edges of the last quarter of leaves are slightly frayed minor water staining in the fore-edge margin and somewhat browned throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Renouard inventaire chronologique des editions Parisiennes III 318; Renouard & Moreau II 1812; USTC 183822 lost book; Vander Haeghen I 84; not in Adams; Bezzel; BM STC French; De Reuck; Kossmann; WorldCat; cf. . Bibliotheca Belgica E 1023 ca. 1522 ed. with different impressum. hardcover
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
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
1529ABC_49734Colophon: Freiburg im Breisgau: Johannes Faber 1529. Modern half vellum and brown sprinkled paper sides. Small 8vo 9.5 x 13.9 cm. With a decorated woodcut initial and a small woodcut illustration incorporating Fabers device on the final page. First edition of a polemical work by Erasmus written at a pivotal moment in the escalation of tensions during the Reformation. Composed in Freiburg and dated 4 November 1529 this extensive letter to Gerardus Geldenhauer 1482-1542 is Erasmuss direct and indignant response to the unauthorised use of his Apologia ad monachos Hispanos in Geldenhauers own Epistolae aliquot de re evangelica et haereticorum poenis Strasbourg September 1529. By selectively quoting Erasmus Geldenhauer sought to align him with the Lutheran cause a move that Erasmus strongly rejected.Erasmus' Epistola is a vivid example of his determination to preserve his intellectual independence amid growing pressure from both sides of the Reformation divide. He denounces those who falsely claim the name evangelical asserting that true reform cannot be reduced to party slogans or doctrinal extremism. While Erasmus had long called for renewal within the Church through learning and moderation this work reveals a sharper tone as he distances himself from reformers who in his view distorted both scripture and his own writings.The tract was quickly circulated and remains a key document for understanding Erasmuss late theology his views on religious identity and his discomfort with the polarisation of the age.With a black oval stamp Stadtbibliothek zu Homburg V.D.H on the title page one small Veräusserte doublette and one larger blue/purple rectangular stamp Stadt-Bibliothek Homburg on the verso of the title page and a repeat of the oval and smaller rectangular stamps on the blank recto of the last leaf; all from the city library in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in Germany. The binding is very slightly damaged along the fore-edge of the front board some occasional minor staining. Otherwise in very good condition.l Bezzel 953; Bomelius p. 20; Erasmus Online 2045; Prinsen p. 92; USTC 651263; Vander Haeghen I 97; not in Adams; BM STC German; De Reuck. Johannes Faber, hardcover
15411903140038Basel: Westhemerus 1541. Hardcover. Good. 2nd ed. First published in 1538. Contemporary vellum-backed pasteboard binding. Solid binding some wear to cover extremities. All edges red. Printer's snake device verso colophon. Internally clean and unmarked. Early signature of Robert Guyard Roberti Guyardi and "Carmelus Cadomensis". A collection of Erasmus letters for the use in Latin schools. Refs: Index Aurel. 163.109 9. VD-16 E-2958. Vanderhaeghen I 101. Bezzel 1043. Cat. Rotterdam 121. De Reuck 220. Not in Adams. "Adiecimus in Calcem proverbiorum & graecarum vocum interpretationem floresq ; in elocutione latina selectissimos que omnia commentarii vice esse possunt ; opus novum et recens natum. Basel: Westhemerus hardcover
1521ABC_49922Basel 1521. Folio. Johann Froben Modern blind-tooled red morocco with the author title and year of publication lettered in gold on the spine a single fillet border on both boards red edges. With a decorative woodcut border on the title page by Urs Graf 2 decorative woodcut borders in the text by Ambrosius Holbein numerous decorated woodcut initials and a woodcut printer's device at the end of the work. 12 "668" =618 6 pp First complete edition of the letters of Desiderius Erasmus containing 171 letters which had never been published before with correspondence with many of the most prominent figures of the 16th century. The work has been beautifully illustrated with a splendid large woodcut title border by Urs Graf ca. 1485-1528 known as "The triumph of Humanitas" and two fine borders by Ambrosius Holbein ca. 1494-1519. The present copy has been annotated in several contemporary hands and was owned by Ralph Widdrinton d. 1688 the Regius professor of Greek at Cambridge University.The Epistolae ad diversos contains 617 letters in total and is far larger than any of the earlier collections of Erasmus' correspondence namely the Epistolae aliquot of January 1518 52 letters the Auctarium of October 1518 63 letters and the Farrago of November 1519 333 letters. The present letter collection is also the first with a preface by Erasmus. The majority of the letters date to 1519-1521 but some are earlier with the first dated to 11 July 1513. They reflect Erasmus' changing stance towards Luther and Protestantism but also continue his attacks on friars and the theologians of Louvain. Among the authors correspondents are prominent humanists and other important figures including Beatus Rhenanus Ulrich Zasius Johann Eck Guillaume Budé Jean Grolier Georg Spalatin Hermann von dem Busche Konrad Peutinger John Colet Thomas More John Fisher Thomas Linacre William Grocyn Luther Melanchton Pope Leo X and Henry VIII King of England. Erasmus later made many editorial changes to the letters making the present edition of particular importance.With a later ownership annotation "R. Widdrington" on the title page. The binding is very lightly soiled. The work is slightly browned throughout with contemporary and later manuscript annotations in the margins in three different hands a vertical tear in the upper part of the first errata leaf without loss of text. Otherwise a very good copy with ample margins.l Adams E 852; BM STC German p. 276; Erasmus Online 2069; USTC 651629 34 copies; Vander Haeghen I 99; VD 16 VD16 E 2925. hardcover
153147178Basel Froben 1531 Coloniae Petrus Quentell 1536. Folio. Bound together in a beautiful contemporary full calf binding over wooden boards. Blindstamped ornamental frames to boards. Five raised bands to spine. Remains of brass clasps to boards. Brass at corners of boards and brass strips to bottom edges of boards. A tear through the letter at the lower capital no loss. Some scrathing of leather mostly to back board and upper part of spine. The titles of the two works written in contemporary hand to the outer edge. The strong vellum cords which go through the the wooden boards can be seen on the inside of the wooden boards which also have some initials in red and blue paint possibly from a painted leaf that has rubbed off First title-page a bit dusty otherwise very nice clean and crisp throughout. Eucherius: Froben printer's device to title-page to final leaf of the first part to the half-title of the second part Episcopi Commentariorum in libros Regum ad Veranium & Salonium and to the last leaf of that part. Beautiful large woodcut initial at beginning of each new work. 8 194 2; 310 2 pp.Radulphus: Woodcut device to title-page. Numerous beautiful woodcut allegorical initials both large and smaller throughout. 4 - title dedications 14 - index 6 314 pp. <br/><br/><em>First editions of both works being the first edition of the works "Several Studies" of St. Eucharius most of them printed for the first time here as well as the first edition of Rodulfus Tortarius' or Radulphus Flaviacensis commentaries of Leviticus the third of the Books of Moses written in Latin in 20 books. Saint Eucherius bishop of Lyon ca. 380 - ca. 449 was a high-born and high-ranking ecclesiastic in the Christian Church of Gaul. He is remembered for his letters advocating extreme self-abnegation. Henry Wace ranked him "except perhaps St. Irenaeus the most distinguished occupant of that see"."St. Eucherius Bishop of Lyons theologian born in the latter half of the fourth century; died about 449. On the death of his wife he withdrew to the monastery of Lérins where his sons Veranius and Salonius lived and soon afterward to the neighbouring island of Lerona now Sainte-Marguerite where he devoted his time to study and mortification. Desirous of joining the anchorites in the deserts of the East he consulted John Cassian who in reply sent him some of his "Collationes" describing the daily lives of the hermits of the Thebaid. It was at this time that Eucherius wrote his beautiful letter "De laude Eremi" to St. Hilary of Arles c. 428. Though imitating the virtues of the Egyptian solitaries he kept in touch with men renowned for learning and piety e.g. Cassian St. Hilary of Arles St. Honoratus later Bishop of Marseilles and Valerian to whom he wrote his "Epistola parænetica de contemptu mundi". The fame of Eucherius was soon so widespread in southeastern Gaul that he was chosen Bishop of Lyons. This was probably in 434; it is certain at least that he attended the First Council of Orange 441 as Metropolitan of Lyons and that he retained this dignity until his death. In addition to the above-mentioned letters Eucherius wrote "Formularium spiritualis intelligentiæ ad Veranium" and "Institutiones ad Salonium" besides many homilies. His works have been published both separately and among the writings of the Fathers." Catholic Encyclopedia. His "Epistola paraenetica ad Valerianum cognatum de contemptu mundi "Epistle of exhortation to his kinsman Valerian On the contempt of the world" is an expression of the despair for the present and future of the world in its last throes shared by many educated men of Late Antiquity with hope for a world to come. Erasmus thought so highly of its Latin style that he edited and published it at Basel in 1520. His commentaries on the work are also included here. His "Liber formularum spiritalis intelligentiae" which is addressed to his son Veranius is a defence of the lawfulness of reading an allegorical sense in Scripture bringing to bear the metaphors in Psalms and such phrases as "the hand of God" The term anagoge in Greek is employed for the application of Scripture to the heavenly Jerusalem to come and there are other examples of what would become classic Medieval hermeneutics.Rodulfus Tortarius also known as Raoul of Tourtier Raoul de La Tourte Radulphus Flaviacensis c.1063 - c.1122 was a French Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Fleury-sur-Loire and a poet writing in Latin. He is known both for his style of writing his biblical commentaries and religious works and his literary and comic tales. His commentary on "Leviticus" is considered important and influential. The first edition of the work is rare. </em> hardcover