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1522ref. 12717Basel Johannes Froben 1522. Two parts in one 484 folio. Tall octavo H. 185 x W. 11.5 cm. contemporary binding in blindstamped brown leather over wooden boards. Title on the lower cover: ""In Epistola S. Pauli Can. RC."" The blind impression on the front cover faded but still visible is: ""ROTEROD"" as for ""Roterodami"" so from Rotterdam Erasmus' place of birth and ""WSKB"" possibly the initials of the owner. Second edition in an attractive binding the first in 8vo format. Two months before the first edition was edited in Folio. Each part has a woodcut title page. Lacking clasps some light waterstains wide margins with early manuscript annotations and thin strips of medieval manuscripts sewn inside the boards. A good copy. Literature: VD 16 E-3377; Bezzel I. Erasmusdrucke Nr. 1529. Van der Haeghen I 147 Basel, Johannes Froben hardcover
1550ref. P8126The Works of Aristotle "per Des. Eras Roterordamvm" 1550. 2 volumes in one folio 323 x 192mm. Third Edition of The Works of Aristotle of the original text in 1831 prepared by Simon Grynaeus. This edition retains the original letter from Erasmus to Thomas More's son John. Woodcut initials a few woodcut illustrations old calf a few early annotations numerous notes in Latin Greek and English on front and rear flyleaves probably nineteenth-century and in text in ink pencil and red crayon neat annotations in Greek in second volume Greek quotation from Aristotle written on first title-page occasional light staining T5 torn in margin binding rubbed rebacked. Two of history's greatest minds converge. Book #P8126. $6500. We specialize in Rare Ayn rand erotica history and science. Johann Bebel and Michael Isengrin, 1550 hardcover
1962ref. 146903London: Gregg Press 1962. Hardcover. Prof. Schoeck's tidy ownership information in each volume and very minor pencil markings light cover soil and wear corners lightly bumped and several have corner protectors V.1: crumpled and torn back flyleaf V.6: front cover board bent small tear to top of spine V.7: back hinge just beginning to crack but still sturdy V.8: front hinge just beginning to crack but still sturdy V.9: front and back hinges just beginning to crack but still sturdy V.10: pale splatters to bottom of front cover and fore-edge not affecting the interior all volumes in very good sound condition. From the library of Prof. Richard J. Schoeck. Size: 10.5"x15.5" 10 vols in 11 sturdy tan cloth bindings with red spine labels. Gregg Press hardcover
1789ref. 1014H20Lichfield; London: J. Johnson; Printed by J. Jackson 1789-1791. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 11" by 9". William Blake; John Henry Fuseli. A particularly desirable pairing of the first editions of Erasmus Darwin"s complete Botanic Garden transforming botanical science into verse illustrated with engravings by William Blake after Fuseli. In a contemporary half calf binding with marbled paper boards later rebacked and recornered with spine labels. First editions of both parts: The Loves of the Plants although designated Part II was published first in 1789; The Economy of Vegetation followed in 1791 completing The Botanic Garden. The second volume is slightly taller than the first. Part II is seldom encountered in its first edition making its presence here particularly desirable. A fantastic poetic rendering of contemporary botany and science in which Erasmus Darwin 1731-1802 physician naturalist inventor and grandfather of Charles Darwin. In The Economy of Vegetation Darwin celebrates natural philosophy invention and technological progress; in The Loves of the Plants he popularises the Linnaean sexual system of botanical classification through the romances of personified flowers stamens and pistils. The verse is accompanied throughout by extensive philosophical and scientific notes. Volume I is illustrated with an engraved frontispiece engraved by Anker Smith after Henry Fuseli and nine further plates one of which is folding. This copy includes William Blake"s engraving "The Fertilization of Egypt" after a design by Henry Fuseli depicting Anubis and the Nile; the British Museum identifies the plate as Blake"s work. The four Portland Vase engravings are also by Blake produced for The Economy of Vegetation. The four Portland Vase plates are bound at variance with the directions to the binder at the rear: "The Whole Vase" facing p. 53 "The First Compartment" facing p. 54 "The Second Compartment" facing p. 55 and "The Handles" facing p. 58 rather than all four facing p. 88 as called for. Volume II is illustrated with aesigned by Emma Crewe and engraved by Samuel Alken seven further engraved plates and a vignette. The directions to the binder and errata leaf at the end of volume II have been neatly cut down and pasted to the foot of page 184. The first part also includes Darwin"s abolitionist passage inspired by Josiah Wedgwood"s celebrated medallion of the kneeling chained slave invoking the appeal: "Are we not Brethren" Collated complete. Volume I ESTC No.: T82160 Volume II: ESTC No.: T82159 4 b2 B4-2E4 A4-S4; 7 B4-Z4 2A2-2B2 In a contemporary half calf binding with marbled paper boards later rebacked and recornered with spine labels. Externally a little worn. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Rubbing to boards resulting slight surface loss to paper. Worcester Library bookplate to front pastedowns with contemporary ink annotations marked "Fourteen Days" to the first volume. Hinges reinforced. Slight ink offsetting to front free endpaper of volume II. Slight discolouration from binder's glue and light scattered spotting to endpapers. Small ink mark to fore edge of front free endpaper of volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages characteristically age toned with light scattered spotting heavier to fore edge margins of plates and first and last few leaves more pronounced to volume I notably to the frontispiece and pp. 184-202. Discreet archival repairs to the margins of the plates and first leaves of volume I; slight cropping to the margins of the Portland Vase plates. Small closed tear to lower margins of plates facing pp. 58 and 54 in the additional notes of volume I. Slight cockling to fore edge. Minor edge wear resulting in one or two very small closed tears and chips. Directions to the binder and errata leaf to end of volume II laid down to the foot of pp. 184. Very Good J. Johnson; Printed by J. Jackson hardcover
1668ref. V70496Nurnberg: Johann Andreas Endter & heirs of Wolfgang 1668. Hardcover. Good. Fine full-page engraved plates 65 numbered 1-63 with 2 bis plates 45 & 47 1 text illustration full page elaborate copperplate coat of arms of Leopold I by C.N. Schurtz. Folio old vellum spine split repaired front cover nearly detached. Bookplate of Bibliotheca Prieseriana showing books on shelves and small library stamp on pastedown. Titlepage in red and black with printer's mark of 2 female supporters with sun shining on clasped book with monogram AEW. Titlepage 36pp including full page copperplate coat of arms of Leopold I by C.N.Schurtz 1762pp 34pp indices 2pp errata with a few part-lines of loss to lower outer corner & tatty edges. Double column Gothic type with shoulder notes throughout. Two marginal tears with loss hardly touching print & first page of dedication with cropping to outer edge some corner creases else clean and no worming/no foxing/no ink marks. Despite its huge bulk the book block is square and tight. A fascinating early German account of travels and curisoties and one of the most famous illustrated natural history books of the 17th century Nissen 648; Sabin 25463. Johann Andreas Endter & heirs of Wolfgang hardcover
1528ref. CLL-140Lyon, Gryphe, 1528-1529 In-12 de 160 pp., (4) ff. - (16) ff. - (40) ff., veau blond, trois filets dorés en encadrement, dos à nerfs orné de filets et d'un décor à la grotesque doré, pièces de titre et de tomaison de maroquin havane et vert, coupes filetées or, bordures décorées, tranches dorées (Niédrée).
1658ref. 18897Amsterdam: Joannes Janssonius 1658. 18th-century richly gold-tooled red morocco both boards show a triple fillet frame with small cornerpieces in the inside corners and an oval armorial centrepiece crowned fleur-de-lis flanked by two knights gold-tooled spine with "Erasmus" lettered in gold gold-tooled board edges and turn ins gilt edges marbled endpapers. 12mo. With an engraved title page a full-page engraving showing Erasmus woodcut decorated initials and several woodcut head- and tailpieces. Including: Coronis apologetica pro colloquiis Erasmi ex ipsius scriptis quantum per otium licuit fideliter collecta à P.S. accedit ejusdem De Collequiorum utilitate dissertatio. Montanus' edition of a renowned famous Latin schoolbook written by Erasmus one of the most used Latin schoolbooks for centuries as it discusses all basic scholarly and moral issues. With Erasmus' preface-letter to Froben at Basel dated 1524 and the Vita Erasmi preceding the Colloquia as well as two indices of authors and dialogues. Included at the end is a short essay explaining the usefulness of the book.With a few 17th-century annotations on the engraved and letterpress title pages resp. "1662" and "Besnier". The engraved title page is cut slightly short not affecting the engraving. Otherwise in very good condition.l Bibl. Belg. II E 572; Erasmus Coll. City Library Rotterdam p. 50; STCN 850071909 9 copies; Vander Haeghen p. 40. Joannes Janssonius, hardcover
ref. LCS-18181Précieux volume conservé dans son élégante et intéressante reliure parisienne strictement de l’époque, très proche des reliures alors réalisées pour le bibliophile de la Renaissance Marcus Fugger (1529-1597). Paris, Jean Longis, 1553. In-8 de (8), 191 ff. Les gardes et les contreplats sont couvertes d’annotations manuscrites anciennes. Veau blond, double encadrement de trois filets à froid avec petits fleurons dorés aux angles, fleuron central argenté, dos à nerfs orné de filets à froid et d’un petit fer répété, mors et coiffes restaurés. Reliure parisienne de l’époque de belle facture proche de celles réalisées pour Marcus Fugger. 166 x 102 mm.
1668ref. 4248Nuremberg, Johann A. Endters and Wolfgang Sel, 1668. 1668 3 parties reliées en 2 vol. in-folio (318 x 202 mm. de: [20] ff. (frontispice gravé, titre en rouge et noir, armes de Leopold I gravées par C.N. Schurtz, dédicace, liste des auteur), 1762 pp. ; [18] ff. (tables) ; 65 gravures à pleine page numérotées de 1 à 63, avec les planches 45 et 47 doublées (titre et feuillet de dédicace rognés courts, petite découpe comblée dans la marge du titre). Reliure à paneaux mosaïqués d'époque, dos à nerfs orné, titres de maroquin rouge, tranches marbrées ( dos restauré avec dos ancien conservé).
ref. 32693Deux textes dans une même reliure de l'époque, vélin estampé à froid. Grand in-4. - Witichindi Saxonis rerum ab Henrico et Ottone I. impp. gestarum libri III, una cum aliis quibusdam raris et antehac non lectis diversorum autorum historiis, ab Anno salutis DCCC usque ad praesentem aetatem: quorum catalogus proxima patebit pagina. Huc accessit rerum scitu dignarum copiosus index. Froben, Basileae 1532. 393 pages. - Beati Rhenani Selestadiensis rerum Germanicarum libri tres, ab ipso autore diligenter revisi ,emendati, addito memorabilium rerum Indice accuratissimo. Quibus praemissa est Vita Beati Rhenani, à Ioanne Sturmio eleganter conscripta. Froben . Basileae, 1551. 206 pages. Ouvrage rare. Bel état. (quelques soulignures et notes anciennes à l'encre rouge). De la révolte des Saxons contre Charlemagne à l'amitié d'Erasme.
1523ref. 8509Argentorati Strasburg: Iohannes Cnobloch execudebat Quinto Idus Iunias Anno. M.D.XXIII. 1523. 1523 20 130 i.e. 120; 107 1 leaves ; 16 cm. Collates Aa8 Bb4CC8 a-p8 A-N8 O4. D&M 6103a. Recently bound in calf to style with blind decoration to the boards. The spine has raised bands and is titled in gilt. Marginal annotations thoughout. Part title to Epistolae Apostolicae and Cnobloch's device printed at the end of both parts. The imprint and date are supplied from the colophon. The text of each book begins with a 14 line rubricated initial including one decorated with three parrots at the start of Evangelium Secundum Ioannem. PROVENANCE: The title page verso has the bookplate of the Nuremburg bookseller collector and bibliographer of alchemical literature Friedrich Roth-Scholtz 1687-1736. The title page and part title have a neat 19th century stamp of the Univerity of Erlangen now Erlangen-Nuremberg. an excellent early printing of Erasmus' important NT. Argentorati (Strasburg): Iohannes Cnobloch execudebat Quinto Idus Iunias Anno. M.D.XXIII. hardcover
1516ref. ABC_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
1534ref. 372762Basel: Froben 1534. Third revised Erasmus edition first 1526; second 1528 of Irenaeus' treatise "Against Heresies. Printer's device on titlepage and last page; head-pieces; initials; printed marginalia. 1 vols. Folio. Near contemporary dark calf over wooden boards stamped in blind upper board dated 1545 brass clasps. Headcaps worn one clasp perished. Third revised Erasmus edition first 1526; second 1528 of Irenaeus' treatise "Against Heresies". Printer's device on titlepage and last page; head-pieces; initials; printed marginalia. 1 vols. Folio. Third Erasmus edition of Irenaeus' treatise Against Heresies consisting of five books which are preserved in their entirety only in their Latin version. It is Irenaeus' principal literary work which had a significant impact on the development of the church during the first three centuries. Colophon: Basileae in officina Frobeniana per Hieronymum Frobenium et Nicolaum Episcopium An. M D XXXIIII mense Martio. The work is bound with an extensive commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by Wolgang Musculus 1544. The nicely preserved binding is dated M.D.XLV. 1545 on upper board. VD16 I 318. Provenance: Provenance: title page of Musculus signed: Ludovicus Rabus . 1544 and Iohannes Longlinus . 1550; bookseller's label on front paste-down: G. & B. Westermann Bros. Deutsche Buchhandlung 290 Broadway New-York; Bookplate of Rev. Edwin A. Dalrymple; Maryland Diocesan Library; General Theologiccal Seminary bookplates and stamps Froben unknown
1534ref. 372762Basel: Froben 1534. Third revised Erasmus edition first 1526; second 1528 of Irenaeus' treatise "Against Heresies. Printer's device on titlepage and last page; head-pieces; initials; printed marginalia. 1 vols. Folio. Near contemporary dark calf over wooden boards stamped in blind upper board dated 1545 brass clasps. Headcaps worn one clasp perished. Third revised Erasmus edition first 1526; second 1528 of Irenaeus' treatise "Against Heresies". Printer's device on titlepage and last page; head-pieces; initials; printed marginalia. 1 vols. Folio. Third Erasmus edition of Irenaeus' treatise Against Heresies consisting of five books which are preserved in their entirety only in their Latin version. It is Irenaeus' principal literary work which had a significant impact on the development of the church during the first three centuries. Colophon: Basileae in officina Frobeniana per Hieronymum Frobenium et Nicolaum Episcopium An. M D XXXIIII mense Martio. The work is bound with an extensive commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by Wolgang Musculus 1544. The nicely preserved binding is dated M.D.XLV. 1545 on upper board. VD16 I 318. Provenance: Provenance: title page of Musculus signed: Ludovicus Rabus . 1544 and Iohannes Longlinus . 1550; bookseller's label on front paste-down: G. & B. Westermann Bros. Deutsche Buchhandlung 290 Broadway New-York; Bookplate of Rev. Edwin A. Dalrymple; Maryland Diocesan Library; General Theologiccal Seminary bookplates and stamps Froben unknown books
1521ref. ABC_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. EARLY PRINTING & MANUSCRIPTS LAW PHILOSOPHY & POLITICS RELIGION & DEVOTION Early Printing - 16th century Erasmus Humanism & Reformation Philosophy & Humanism Religion 16th Century hardcover
1528ref. 1361Strasbourg Hagenau: Knobloch; Seltz 1528. Four works in one volume. In contemporary wooden panels with the traces of leather and a codex leaf on spine. Spine with three raised bands. The original copper clasps are presented. The title pages of the first three works by Erasmus with identical architectural borders. Signs on top edge in ink. Old collection stamp on verso of inner front pastedown. Sporadic manuscript marginal notes removed. Occasional underlines in the text throughout. Few stains throughout some leaves tanned. The title page of the fourth work Gebwiler with a tiny loss to the right edge with no effect on the text. Overall in fine condition. Four works in one volume. In contemporary wooden panels with the traces of leather and a codex leaf on spine. Spine with three raised bands. The original copper clasps are presented. The title pages of the first three works by Erasmus with identical architectural borders. Erasmus Desiderius Ratio seu methodus compendio perveniendi ad veram theologiam. Ratio verae theologiae. Argentorati Strasbourg: Ioannes Knoblochus Knobloch October 1523. 80 leaves. Bound with: Erasmus Desiderius Enchiridion militis Christiani saluberrimis praeceptis refertum …. Argentorati Strasbourg: Ioannes Knoblochus Knobloch November 1524. 100 leaves. Bound with: Erasmus Desiderius Modus orandi Deum. Argentorati Strasbourg: Ioannes Knoblochus J. Knobloch December 1524. 46 leaves. Bound with: Gebwiler Hieronymus Gravissimae sacrilegii ac contemptae theosebiae ultionis ethnicorum Hebraeorum et Christianorum verißimis comprobatae exemplis syngramma …. Haguenau Wilhelm Seltz 1528. 32 leaves last blank. Three sixteenth-century early Erasmus editions printed by Knobloch bound with Gebwiler’s first edition containing the earliest printed quotation from Hortus deliciarum. The third work in the volume Modus orandi Deum is generally regarded as the central text of Desiderius Erasmus’s teaching on prayer. The present edition dated December 1524 is the second following the first edition issued by Froben in October of the same year. The work circulated widely soon after publication: by the end of 1525 ten further impressions had appeared from presses across Europe. USTC records only eight surviving institutional copies of this December 1524 edition B. Er. I; Mynors 587; Bezzel 1285; Schmidt VII 284; VD16 E 3169; USTC 676366; EON 2424. The first work Ratio seu methodus October 1523 is likewise an early edition. Its editio princeps was published in Leuven by Thierry Martens in November 1518. This Knobloch edition is scarce: USTC records only four copies Augsburg Cambridge Edinburgh Neuchâtel and it is not listed in VD16 USTC 709423; Müller Knobloch 395; Benzing 544. The second work Enchiridion militis Christiani Handbook of the Christian Knight is among Erasmus’ earliest writings first printed in 1503. The preliminaries include all four Latin poems by Thomas More which first appeared together in the Mainz edition of 1520. This edition is also rare: USTC records only five institutional copies VD16 E 2774; USTC 650176. The final work in the sammelband is Gravissimae sacrilegii by Jérôme Gebwiler. Gebwiler is recognized as the earliest scholar to describe Hortus deliciarum Bischoff 1973 p. 13 the illuminated encyclopedic manuscript compiled by Herrad of Landsberg twelfth-century abbess of Hohenburg Abbey Mont Sainte-Odile destroyed in 1870 during the siege of Strasbourg. In this work Gebwiler quotes the dedicatory poem of Hortus deliciarum attributed either to Herrad herself or to Relinda of Hohenburg her predecessor as abbess Griffiths 2013 p. 231. This quotation represents the earliest appearance of the text in print VD16 G 597; USTC 660780. References: Bischoff C.: L’histoire. In: Green R. et al.: Herrad von Hohenburg Hortus deliciarum. London Leiden: The Warburg Institute University of Leiden E. J. Brill 1979. pp. 9–16.; Griffiths F.: Herrad of Hohenbourg and the Poetry of the Hortus deliciarum: Cantat tibi cantica. In: Churchill L. J. et al.: Women Writing Latin. … Volume 2. Medieval Modern Women Writing Latin. New York London: Routledge 2013. pp. 231– 264. . Knobloch; Seltz unknown
1527ref. 33077-1245Basel Joh. Froben Febr. 1527. Half-title with woodcut printer's device title-page within woodcut architectural border 2nd title-page fol. 1v. with different figured woodcut border different printer's device on last leaf verso and at the end numerous large and small figured woodcut initials in the text by Urs Graf Ambrosius Holbein and Hans Frank. 4 leaves 710 1 pp.; 28 leaves index. Folio. 17th century calf back gilt joints and foot of spine somewhat restored. Old ms. name on title. Basel Joh. Froben Febr. 1527. An important document of the humanistic spirit and remarkably beautifully printed with outstanding book decoration during Erasmus' lifetime. In the early years of the 16th century the demand for the original text of the New Testament began to mount and Erasmus 1467-1536 soon saw the necessity to translate the original Greek text into Latin. His first text-critical edition of the New Testament was one of the important foundations for Reformation theology. These present Erasmus commentaries were the first ferment of theological discussion at that time and are of great value. This is the 4th printing of the additional text notes contributed by Erasmus. They show mistakes that ancient theologians had made during their translation and revealed misunderstandings that had arisen due to the lack of knowledge of the text copyists. The first separate printing of this work was done by Froben at Basel in 1519 Bezzel 1212 as an indepent work. Through the years probably altogether a total of eight editions appeared as listed by most of the bibliographers. Numerous excerpts and vernacular versions circulated later.- Some little wormholes in the last 30 leaves some spots otherwise with wide margins and still a good copy. - VD 16 E 3096; Adams E-891; Vander Haeghen II 58; Bezzel 1215; Hieronymus Oberrhein. Buchillustration II 302 detailed; cf. Knaake II 302. BIBLES ; HELVETICA: ALLGEMEIN ; BIBELN RELIGION ; HUMANISM ; REFORMATION ; Basel, Joh. Froben unknown
1520ref. 2283Basileae Basel: Apud Ioan. Frob. Colophon: Per Hieronymvm Frob. Ioan Filium Johann and Hieronymus Froben 1520. First collected edition. . In 17th century vellum the author’s name lettered in ink to spine tinted edges. Leonhard Bürck’s possessor’s inscription in ink on the title page and p. 431. Woodcut borders to the four title pages. Woodcut initials and headpieces. Woodcut printer’s device at the end. Old underlines and marginal notes in ink to a few pages. Stains occasionally. Old restoration to O1–2 with no effect on the text. Overall in very good condition. First collected edition. . In 17th century vellum the author’s name lettered in ink to spine tinted edges. Leonhard Bürck’s possessor’s inscription in ink on the title page and p. 431. Woodcut borders to the four title pages. Woodcut initials and headpieces. Woodcut printer’s device at the end. 465=495 1 p. Some misnumberred omitted. Coll.: A–K8 L4 M–Z8 2A–2e8 2F4 2G–2I8. Scarce first edition of Erasmus’ paraphrases on the first four Pauline epistles with possessor’s inscription of the important 17th-century publisher in Frankfurt Leonhard Brück. The present volume of Paraphrases is the first collected edition of Erasmus’ monumental commentary on the Gospels which was composed and published between 1517 and 1523. Erasmus began the work on the commentary of the Gospels with the Pauline epistles. They were first issued separately starting with the paraphrase of Romans in 1517 Thierry Martens continued with both epistles of Corinthians 1519 Thierry Martens and the Galatians which was published in 1520 by Martens in Louvain and Froben in Basel. The remaining epistles appeared by 1521 when they were also published in a collected edition by Froben. Any of the lifetime editions of the Paraphrases both separate and collected are rare on the market. Provenance: inscription on title page and on p. 431 “M. Leonhardus Bürck me possidit Anno 162”; Leonhard Bürck Burck Burkius Burcken was a printer and publisher in Frankfurt active between 1611 and 1628. Bürck is identified as the step-grandfather of Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen. USTC 682544 5 copies only in Germany; Bezzel 1163; VD 16 E 3060. Apud Ioan. Frob. [Colophon: Per Hieronymvm Frob. Ioan Filium] [Johann and Hieronymus Froben] unknown
1516ref. 4621Strasbourg: Johann Knobloch 1516. Hardcover. Fine. Bound with: 2. Erasmus Desiderius 1466-1536 De duplici copia verborum ac rerum commentarij duo. Ab authore ipso diligentissime recogniti & emaculati atque in plerisque locis aucti. . ; Item Epistola Erasmi Roterodami ad Iacobum Vuimphelingium Selestatinum. Strasbourg: Mathias Schürer October 1516 And: 3. Hutten Ulrich von 1488-1523; Weiditz Hans 1495- ca. 1536 artist. ΟΥΤΙΣ. Nemo Augsburg: Johann Miller 9 September 1518 Three Publications in One Volume: Quarto: 19.3 x 13.6 cm. I. Burley 8 LII ff. Collation: i-viii8 A-B8 C-D4 E8 F4-H4 I8 leaf 8 in fist gathering blank. II. Erasmus 6 LXXIII 5 ff. Collation: 1-66 a4 b8 c4 d8 e-f4 g8 h-i4 k8 l-m4 n8 o6. III. Hutten 12 ff. Collation: A-C4 A humanist sammelband featuring Ulrich von Hutten's satire championing the liberal arts with the impressive woodcut of Hutten's Odyssean hero surrounded by the equipment of all students: books a flagon board games musical instruments. Bound in 16th c. pigskin signed S.K.E. and dated 1575 soiled and stained corners bumped. The binding tooled in blind with a roll tool with images of Christ St. Paul and King David playing his lyre signed HW Haebler I p. 486/8. Contents in good condition a little careworn binding and contents moderately soiled scattered marginal notes and underscores occasional stains. Text block cut a bit close at the head at the time 1572 of rebinding; text block separating at front of volume. I. Burley: title page with numerous pen-trials 17th c. ownership note; short worm-trail to first three leaves only not affecting text; damp-stain to corner of first gathering. II. Erasmus: Title with white-on-black woodcut border with fools columns and putti supporting a shield with the printer’s initials. The name of Erasmus has been censored on the first two lvs. in ink with shine though onto the following two lvs. and by scratching out the name elsewhere in the text. Small marginal dampstain occ. notes. III. Hutten: With the iconic full-page woodcut title by Hans Weiditz see below for details. Mild soiling throughout final gathering lightly browned/stained cut close at head. I. Medieval Encounters with the Ancient Philosophers Burley Walter Pseudo- ca. 1320; Diogenes Laertius 3rd c. CE Vita Philosophorum et Poetarum : cum auctoritatibus et sententiis aureis eorundem annexis Strasbourg: Johann Knobloch 1516 ONE OF NUMEROUS EARLY EDITIONS. The first edition was printed in 1470. Now believed to have been composed in the early 14th c. from the 15th c. up until the 20th “The Lives of the Philosophers and Poets” was transmitted under the name of Walter Burley ca. 1275–1344 one of the most prominent and influential philosophers of the fourteenth century. Burley had a very long career in both England and France becoming Master of Arts at Oxford by 1301 and Master of Theology at Paris by 1324. He produced a large body of about fifty works many of which were widely read in the later Middle Ages. “In 1990 the image of ‘De vita et moribus’ suffered a terrible blow when Mario Grignaschi severed its connection with Walter Burley Grignaschi “Lo Pseudo Walter Burley” 131–90 and in the same volume “Corrigenda et addenda” 325–54. Grignaschi showed that the work had to have been composed in northern Italy which had the resources in classical materials and that – from the evidence of an anonymous work dated 1326 that made use of it – it had to have been made no later than the 1320s perhaps even about 1310 that is during a period long before Burley arrived in Bologna. Overnight ‘De vita et moribus’ was deprived of its glamorous Burleian associations with Oxford Paris high scholasticism debates about realism and the Plantagenet court to be revealed as the work of an anonymous Italian who is now referred to – teasingly and cruelly – as the ‘Pseudo-Burley.’ How the work came to be attributed to Burley in fifteenth - century manuscripts is unclear although the attribution stuck and was reaffirmed in early prints… “Adding insult to injury the ‘De vita et moribus’ was hack work not the product of thoughtful pedagogical ruminations in the Oxford common rooms. The anonymous Italian was keen to get his work out there in a competitive literary market so he worked quickly. To this end to find lively day-to-day pictures of the ancient philosophers the Pseudo-Burley turned to that eminently chatty anecdootal resource long derided by classicists and philosophers Diogenes Laertius’ Lives and scooped out from it as much detail as suited his purpose supplementing it with anything else to hand to expand his topic. Thus he lumps Pre-Socratics Cynics Skeptics Epicureans Academicians and Stoics together almost indiscriminately with poets dramatists orators and sophists physicians historians and grammarians and he extends the coverage beyond Diogenes’ Hellenic limits to include various authors of Latin antiquity. Some of the gnomic material in the work is derived from the Arabic -Spanish-Latin ‘Bocados de oro’ notably in the chapter on Plato Hasse 50–52; Ferrer 682.”Rita Copeland “Behind the Lives of Philosophers Reading Diogenes Laertius in the Western Middle Ages” A Pleasing Fullness of Expression II. Erasmus Desiderius 1466-1536 De duplici copia verborum ac rerum commentarij duo. Ab authore ipso diligentissime recogniti & emaculati atque in plerisque locis aucti. . ; Item Epistola Erasmi Roterodami ad Iacobum Vuimphelingium Selestatinum. Strasbourg: Mathias Schürer October 1516 An early edition of ‘De duplici copia’. Erasmus was working for a number of years on a treatise on Latin composition begun while in Italy but completed only in 1512 during his third stay in England at the request of John Colet for use in the latter’s newly founded school in St. Paul’s churchyard. This treatise was designed to help the young student in acquiring an elegant and copious style and to provide abundant examples of how to say the same thing in different ways. It was first printed in Paris by Badius in 1512 but was soon reprinted several times becoming a standard textbook in schools throughout Western Europe. This edition contains Erasmus’ long letter to the Alsatian humanist Jakob Wimpfeling 1450-1528 dated 21 September 1514 in which he relates his previous journey to Basle mentioning all the humanist scholars he had met from Alsace and Basle where Erasmus had just taken up residence. Erasmus had first become acquainted with Wimpheling in August 1514 when he stopped in Strassburg on his way to Basle and was officially welcomed by the members of the recently founded literary society which included Sebastian Brant and Joannes Sturm. The work concludes with three poems by Erasmus addressed to Sebastian Brant Joannes Sapidus and Thomas Didimus together with the latter’s reply. "The word ‘copia’ presents a special problem to the translator. Weltkirch a sixteenth-century Erasmian commentator defined ‘copia’ as the ‘faculty of varying the same expression or thought in many ways by means of different forms of speech and a variety of figures and arguments. ‘Copia’ of words has its origins in grammar; ‘copia’ of thought in dialectic.’ However the word is used by Erasmus to denote not only the faculty of varying but also varying itself. Indeed as used by Erasmus ‘copia’ encompasses within its meaning the meaning of four English words: variation abundance or richness eloquence and the ability to vary or enrich language and thought. "In his lengthy discussion of school curriculum in Shakespeare’s age T.W. Baldwin discusses at great length the importance of the ‘De Copia’ in the educational pattern of the time. The schoolmasters’ editions and commentaries that began to appear even in Erasmus’ lifetime provide further evidence of Erasmus’ impact on Renaissance education… "In his study of Renaissance humanism R.R. Bolgar says: ‘The ‘De Copia’ provides us in a sense with a clue to the whole of Humanism. Specifying the techniques on which imitation depended it makes clear what men were attempting not only in Latin but also in the vernaculars . If we want to trace how the Humanist practice of imitation affected creative writing if we want to go behind the scenes and cast an eye on the mechanism of the process.our best guide is Erasmus. The ‘De Copia’ outlines his method. The ‘Adagia’ presents us with the fruits of that method. and finally the ‘Colloquies’ and the ‘Praise of Folly’ show us the finished product.’"Donald B. King and H. David Rix "On Copia of Words and Ideas". Bezzel Erasmusdrucke no. 740; VD16 E 2647; Knaake Reformationsschriften II 144 The Original Liberal Arts Student Hutten Ulrich von 1488-1523; Weiditz Hans 1495- ca. 1536 artist. ΟΥΤΙΣ. Nemo Augsburg: Johann Miller 9 September 1518 FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. With a full-page woodcut title page by Hans Weiditz. First printing of Hutten's second "Nemo" a substantially re-worked and enlarged version of the 1516 original. This edition has been augmented by 60 verses mainly on political subjects an introduction dedicated to Johannes Crotus Rubianus 1480-1545 and a letter to Julius von Pflug 1499-1564. It also marks the first appearance of the celebrated woodcut title page described in detail below. Hutten found the inspiration for his Nemo "Nobody" in Homer's Odyssey where Odysseus calling himself Nobody outwits the Cyclops Polyphemus. Hutten builds on this wordplay to create a new hero a humanist reformer capable of speaking out against the Church "Nobody dares to criticize the luxury of the priests and the idle life of the Pope." and one who appreciates the value of humanistic learning "Nobody gives scholarly studies the rewards they deserve." The title woodcut cleverly illustrates the dual identities of Hutten's satirical hero. Nemo clad in classical garb stands upon a beach with the familiar attributes of the humanities student gaming boards books a lute a drinking flagon strewn about him. In the background the Cyclops threatens to hurl a boulder onto Nemo's waiting ship. The revised "Nemo" is more overtly political than the earlier version. The added distichs reveal Hutten's anger over corruption in the Church and his mounting frustration with German politics. Shortly after he published "Nemo" Hutten assumed a central role in the politics of the nascent Reformation. In the letter to Pflug that concludes this edition Hutten praised Erasmus with whom he had maintained a good relationship since 1514 as the "Forger of a new way"; Erasmus spoke approvingly of Hutten's work Ep 961 967. Soon after publication of "Nemo" however relations between the two men became strained eventually leading to hostility between them. In 1522 Erasmus would lament that "This whirlwind of Luther" had torn Hutten away from him. See "Contemporaries of Erasmus" vol. II p. 218 ff. "Ulrich Von Hutten German humanist neo-Latin poet and political publicist in the service of the Reformation was born into a family of imperial knights in Steckelberg castle in Franconia. Between 1505 and 1511 Hutten pursued humanistic studies at various Germany universities. In 1512 on his way to Italy to study law he visited Joachim Vadian in Vienna and other humanists in the circle of the Emperor Maximilian. He then turned from personal literary interests to political matters. After studying at the universities of Pavia and Bologna and serving briefly in the army of Maximilian Hutten returned to Germany in 1514. There he met Erasmus who expected much of the young poet and who dedicated his epistolary biography of Thomas More to him. During his second stay in Italy 1515-17 he wrote a series of epigrams denouncing not only the enemies of the Emperor Maximilian -the French and the Venetians- but also Pope Julius II. "On his return from Italy Hutten was crowned poet laureate by Maximilian and entered the service of Albert of Brandenburg archbishop of Mainz as councilor; in four dialogues Hutten nonetheless castigated not only the luxury and moral excess of the papal court and the concept of celibacy but also Rome’s fiscal exploitation of the German nation. With its pointed triplets Hutten’s "Vadiscus sive trias Romana" 1521 contains the most comprehensive catalogue of German grievances against Rome. "Despite his antipapal stance Hutten initially viewed the controversy following Luther’s postings of the Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg as a monks’ squabble and a welcome rift among his opponents. It was only after two years of virtually ignoring Luther that Hutten began to consider himself as an ally. Although Luther’s opposition to Rome was rooted primarily in religious-theological concerns and Hutten’s was prompted by political-nationalist aspirations the two men exercised considerable influence on each other. "In 1520 Hutten embarked on a feverish campaign in which he challenged the Emperor the German nobility the princes the cities and the general reader to take up the fight against Rome if necessary with arms. During the Diet of Worms he next to Luther became the most prominent representative of the antipapal party in Germany. Realizing in the wake of the Diet that a general uprising would not occur Hutten launched the so-called "Priests’ War" in the hope that it would provide the spark that would ignite the German powder keg. In 1522 having lost the protection of Sickingen Hutten fled to Basel and then in 1523 to Zurich where he died on 29 August of Syphilis." Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation Benzing Hutten 62; Fairfax-Murray 211; Musper "Petrarka Master" L7; Roettinger 7; Adams H 1237; BM STC German p. 427; VD 16; H 6384; Worst Brock German humanism 1480-1520 2009 p 1200 f. No. 10.2; Röttinger Weiditz 7; Fairfax Murray 211; Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection I 114. Johann Knobloch hardcover books
1536ref. ABC_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 ERASMUS Desiderius. Responsio ad Petri Cursii defensionem nullo adversario bellacem.Paris Chrétien Wechel 1535.3 ERASMUS Desiderius. Responsio ad epistolam paraeneticam clarissimi doctissimicque viri. Alberti Pii carporum principis. Paris Pierre Vidoux April 1529.4 ERASMUS Desiderius. 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
ref. 17078Bâle, J. Froben, 1526 - 1527.
1675ref. 009581Various places: Various publishers 1675. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Numerous works bound in one volume. Half vellum binding with marbled paper-covered boards; moderately soiled. Previous owner's bookplate Bilharz on front paste-down endpaper and circular private library sticker at bottom of spine. Works include: 1. Moller D. G. "Dissertatio De Technophysiotameis Von Kunst- und Naturalien- Kammern." Henrici Meyeri: Altdorfii 1704. Dissertaion/Thesis F. S. Wuffbain respondent. 68 pages. 2. Fermin Phillipe. "Memoire sur l'origine de la belemnite contenant la decouverte de l'animal analogue a ce fossile." 4 page manuscript with folding manuscript illustration. Apparently a fair copy of the above named article published in Ph. Renard's "Considerations d'histoire naturelle" pp.63-76 in 1775. 3. Camerarius R. J. "Dissertation inauguralis medica de lapidum figuratorum usu medico." Johannis Cunradi Reissi: Tubingae 1718. Dissertaion/Thesis J. J. Straskircher respondent. 32 pages. 4. Marbodus Bishop of Rennes; edited by F. E. Bruckmann. "Marbodei Galli Poetae Uetustissimi de Lapidibus Pretiosis Enchiridion Cum Scholiis Pictorii Villingensis." Bruckmanniana: Wolffenbuttleae 1740. 82 2 pages. 5. Stella Erasmus; edited by F. E. Bruckmann. "Interpretament Gemmarum Libellus Unicus Plinius Secundus de Gemmis." Carol. Frid. Jungnicolium: Erfurti et Lipsiae 1736. 68 pages. 6. Hebenstreit J. E. "De Ordinibus Gemmarum Verbis C. Plinii ex eius Naturalis Historiae Libr. XXXVII. Qui Totus de Gemmis Est Disserens Panegyrin Medicam." Lipsiae 1747. 16 pages. 7. Hueber G. L. "Disssertatio Inauguralis Physico-Chemico-Medica de Margaritis Earumque Virtute Medica." Joannis Jacobi Christophori Kleyer: Wirceburgi 1744. Dissertaion/Thesis J.G. Gross respondent. 71 xv pages. 8. Vogel R. A. "Terrarum Atque Lapidum Partitio Disputatio Medica Solemnis." Schulzianis Rosenbusch: Gottingae 1762. Dissertaion/Thesis A. F. C. Hempel respondent. 54 pages. 9. Roederer J. G. "Decanus Ordinis Medici in Academia Georgia Augusta Jo. Georg Roderer D. Dissertationem Inauguralem" Schulzianis Rosenbusch: Gottingae 1762. Dissertaion/Thesis with vita of A. F. C. Hempel. 12 pages. 10. Reiske Johannes. "M. Joh. Reiskii de Glossopetris Luneburgensibus ad Virum Nobilissimum Atque Esperientissimum Joh. Georg Hieronymi." Joh. Georg. Lipperi: Lipsiae 1684. 56 pages one folded leaf of illustrations. 11. Guettard Jean Etienne; Philippe Buache. Folding Map. "Carte Mineralogique de la Suisse par Philippe Buache." 1752. 12. Hottinger J. H. "Dissertatio de Crystallis." Bodmeriano: Tiguri 1698. iv 44 pages illustrated by one folding leaf of gems/crystals. 13. Hensing J. T. "Dissertatio Chemica de Germinatione Metallica Arificiali Ejusdemque Novo Invento." Joh. Reinh. Vulpii: Giessae-Hassorum 1718. Dissertaion/Thesis Joh. Georgio Beck respondent. 35 pages. 14. Muller P. L. S. "Dubia Coralliorum Origini Animali Opposita." Io. Diter. Mich. Camerarii: Erlangae 1770. 22 pages. Probably another dissertation: Suscipiet Philippus Ludovicus Statius Muller. 15. Frank Johann. "Disertatio Physica de Coralio Juxta Ductum Plinii Hist. Nat. Lib.32.c.2. adornata." Praelo Bauhoferiano: Jenae 1675. Dissertaion/Thesis Paulus Linsius respondent. 12 leaves. 16. Folding leaf with text and illustrations of tube worms. Measures 10 x 14 inches. "Kurtze Abbildung und Beschreibung der ungewohnten entsetzlichen Wuermen.in gank Nord-holland." Circa 1735. Various publishers Hardcover
ref. 12140s.l. s.n. 16XX. 465 x 355 cm. Not dated not signed early XVII century. Painted on a thin wooden panel consisting of two parts with a small indentation at the top. The original engraving was made in 1526 in Rotterdam by the Germain painter Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528 and is now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A Roman Catholic reformer and one the most important Netherlandish humanists Erasmus of Rotterdam held a deep admiration for Albrecht Dürer whom he praised in a eulogy as the greatest of graphic artists: ""And is it not more wonderful to accomplish without the blandishment of colors what Apelles accomplished with their aid"" In likening Dürer to Apellesindeed in asserting the German's superiority over the Greek artistErasmus echoed a tradition dating back to antiquity of judging artists and the visual character of their work by the standards set by their predecessors. Dürer would certainly have appreciated the praise for his graphic talents. The portrait amply demonstrates the virtuous effects Dürer was able to achieve without the benefit of color or a liquid medium. Convincingly aligned at an angle to the picture plane Erasmus stands writing in his study with the books that indicate his substantial intellect and scholarship arranged around him. The vase of lilies probably refers to the purity of his mind while the Latin and Greek inscription prominently framed like a picture on the wall underscores the scholar's humanistic interests: ""This image of Erasmus of Rotterdam was drawn from life by Albrecht Dürer."" Below is the date 1526 in Roman numerals. Dürer met Erasmus at least once in Brussels and twice in Rotterdam during a trip to the Netherlands in 1520 and 1521. Although he sketched Erasmus several times during his trip he did not execute the engraving until six years later and only then with the encouragement of his close friend Willibald Pirkheimer. For certain reasons Dürer had been disappointed by the well-known Protestant reformer. Dürer based the portrait on a medal of 1519 in Pirkheimer's collection by Quentin Massys and reproduced the Greek inscription found on the medal which states: ""A better portrait his writings show."" Presumably Erasmus agreed because he made known his disappointment with this portrait to at least two of his colleagues. And yet Dürer's Erasmus remains one of history's richest and most powerful depictions of scholarly preoccupation and the humanist ideal. 465 x 36 cm. Niet gedateerd niet gesigneerd begin XVII eeuw. Geschilderd op een op een dun houten paneel bestaande uit twee delen met aan de bovenzijde een kleine inkeping. De originele gravure werd in 1526 gemaakt in Rotterdam door de Duitse schilder Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528 en bevindt zich nu in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Erasmus van Rotterdam een rooms-katholiek hervormer en een van de belangrijkste Nederlandse humanisten had grote bewondering voor Albrecht Dürer die hij in een lofrede prees als de grootste van alle grafische kunstenaars: ""En is het niet wonderbaarlijker om zonder de verleiding van kleuren te volbrengen wat Apelles met hun hulp heeft volbracht"" Door Dürer met Apelles te vergelijken ja door de superioriteit van de Duitser over de Griekse kunstenaar te bevestigen herhaalde Erasmus een uit de oudheid stammende traditie om kunstenaars en het visuele karakter van hun werk te beoordelen naar de maatstaven van hun voorgangers. Dürer zou de lof voor zijn grafische talenten zeker op prijs hebben gesteld. Het portret laat goed zien welke fraaie effecten Dürer kon bereiken zonder het gebruik van kleur of een vloeibaar medium. Erasmus staat overtuigend in een hoek ten opzichte van het beeldvlak schrijvend in zijn studeerkamer met om hem heen de boeken die getuigen van zijn grote intellect en geleerdheid. De vaas met lelies verwijst waarschijnlijk naar de zuiverheid van zijn geest terwijl de Latijnse en Griekse inscriptie prominent ingekaderd als een afbeelding aan de muur de humanistische belangstelling van de geleerde onderstreept: ""Deze afbeelding van Erasmus van Rotterdam is naar het leven getekend door Albrecht Dürer."" Daaronder staat de datum 1526 in Romeinse cijfers. Dürer ontmoette Erasmus ten minste eenmaal in Brussel en tweemaal in Rotterdam tijdens een reis naar de Nederlanden in 1520 en 1521. Hoewel hij Erasmus tijdens zijn reis verschillende malen schetste voerde hij de gravure pas zes jaar later uit en dan nog alleen op aanmoediging van zijn goede vriend Willibald Pirkheimer; kennelijk was Dürer om bepaalde redenen teleurgesteld in de bekende protestantse hervormer. Dürer baseerde het portret op een penning uit 1519 in Pirkheimers verzameling van Quentin Massys en reproduceerde de Griekse inscriptie die op de penning te vinden was en die luidt: ""Een beter portret tonen zijn geschriften."" Vermoedelijk was Erasmus het daarmee eens want hij heeft zijn teleurstelling over dit portret aan tenminste twee van zijn collega's kenbaar gemaakt. En toch blijft Dürers Erasmus een van de rijkste en krachtigste afbeeldingen uit de geschiedenis van de wetenschappelijke preoccupatie en het humanistische ideaal. s.l., s.n. unknown
1525ref. LCS-17326Erasmus and his master Laurent Valla: three founding works of the Renaissance preserved in their contemporary blind-stamped binding. Strasbourg 1523 1525. Cologne 1525. From the Campana collection with this 16th century handwritten ex-libris "Jacobi Campana et Amicorum 1530". 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. Contemporary binding. 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. Laurent Valla "the greatest humanist of the first half of the 15th century" was born in Rome around 1407. Guilio Vallese. "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." Valla's most famous treatise "Des élégances de la langue latine"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. 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. 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." Are joined to this major work of Valla the two great founding texts it inspired to Erasmus: -The first one De Conscribendis epistolis 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. -The second one De Constructione octo partium orationis libellus 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. A magnificent copy with wide margins preserved in its first blind-stamped binding; the clasps and ties are intact. It comes from the collections Jacob Campana and Gaspar Campana and bears these two handwritten ex-libris "Jacobi Campanae et Amicorum 1530" and "Gaspari Campanae et Amicorum". The Campanas illustrious Neapolitan family counted César Campana among their members a fine erudite from the 16th century. FRANCAIS Erasme et son maître Laurent Valla : trois uvres fondatrices de la Renaissance conservées dans leur première reliure estampée à froid. Strasbourg 1523 1525. Cologne 1525. De la bibliothèque Campana avec cet ex-libris manuscrit du XVIe siècle " Jacobi Campana et Amicorum 1530 ". 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. 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. Laurent Valla " le plus grand humaniste de la première moitié du XVe siècle " naquit à Rome vers 1407. Guilio Vallese. " 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. " Le traité le plus célèbre de Valla qui avait le plus contribué à sa réputation" Des élégances de la langue latine " 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. 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. 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. " Sont joints à cette uvre phare de Valla les deux grands textes fondateurs qu'elle inspire à Erasme : -Le premier De Conscribendis epistolis 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. -Le second texte De Constructione octo partium orationis libellus 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. Magnifique exemplaire à belles marges conservé dans sa première reliure estampée à froid dont les fermoirs et les attaches sont conservés intacts. Il provient des bibliothèques Jacob Campana et Gaspar Campana et porte ces deux ex-libris manuscrits " Jacobi Campanae et Amicorum 1530 " et " Gaspari Campanae et Amicorum ". Les Campana illustre famille napolitaine comptèrent parmi leurs membres César Campana fin lettré du XVIe siècle. Iohannem Heruagium.
ref. TBF4Argentorati Iohannem Heruagium 1525. Followed by: Erasmus.De octo orationis partium constructione libellus tum elegans imprimis tum dilucida brevitate copiosissimus. Erasmo roterodamo autore. At the end "Augustae Vindelicorum in officina D. Sigismum Grim 11 Aout Anno 1523." Followed by: 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. 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. Contemporary binding. 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. Laurent Valla "the greatest humanist of the first half of the 15th century" was born in Rome around 1407. Guilio Vallese. "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." Valla's most famous treatise "Des élégances de la langue latine"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. 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. 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." Are joined to this major work of Valla the two great founding texts it inspired to Erasmus: -The first oneDe Conscribendis epistolis 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. -The second one De Constructione octo partium orationis libellus 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. A magnificent copy with wide margins preserved in its first blind-stamped binding; the clasps and ties are intact. It comes from the collections Jacob Campana andGaspar Campana and bears these two handwritten ex-libris "Jacobi Campanae et Amicorum 1530" and "Gaspari Campanae et Amicorum". The Campanas illustrious Neapolitan family counted César Campana among their members a fine erudite from the 16th century. Français 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. 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. Laurent Valla " le plus grand humaniste de la première moitié du XVe siècle " naquit à Rome vers 1407. Guilio Vallese. " 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. " Le traité le plus célèbre de Valla qui avait le plus contribué à sa réputation" Des élégances de la langue latine " 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. 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. 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. " Sont joints à cette œuvre phare de Valla les deux grands textes fondateurs qu'elle inspire à Erasme : -Le premierDe Conscribendis epistolis 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. -Le second texteDe Constructione octo partium orationis libellus 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. Magnifique exemplaire à belles marges conservé dans sa première reliure estampée à froid dont les fermoirs et les attaches sont conservés intacts. Il provient des bibliothèques Jacob Campanaet Gaspar Campana et porte ces deux ex-libris manuscrits " Jacobi Campanae et Amicorum 1530 " et " Gaspari Campanae et Amicorum ". Les Campana illustre famille napolitaine comptèrent parmi leurs membres César Campana fin lettré du XVIe siècle. hardcover