Erasmus of Rotterdam
1970, 1st edition. London : Eyre and Spottiswoode. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #327888
ISBN: 0413269906
Physical description: xi, 298 pages, 13 plates illustrations, facsimiles, map, portraits 23 cm. Notes: Illus. on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-280). Contents: 1. The early years -- 2. The College de Montaigu -- 3. The English influence -- 4. "Citizen of the world" -- 5. The leader of humanism -- 6. "I concede to none" -- Epilogue -- Table of events. Subjects: Erasmus, Desiderius -1536. Humanistes Pays-Bas Biographies. Reformation; Biography. Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern) Netherlands; Biography. Humanists Netherlands; Biography. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. Summary: In this biography of the Dutch Christian humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, the author seeks to portray not only the character and personality of his subject, but also the development of his thought against the turbulent background of his life and times.
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