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Colloquia Familiaria et Encomium Moriae as Optimorum Librorum Fidem Diligenter Emendata, TOMUS I & II
by Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami [Erasmus]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
Lipsiae: Tauchnitil, 1867. Hardcover. Good. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Short, squat copy in hardcover, original publisher's full leather bindings, blind-stamped ruling to boards front and rear, four blind-stamped Xs to corners of both front and rear panels, five raised bands to spine, gilt tooled title to black leather label at spine, five blind-stamped crosses there. Split of half an inch to upper rear spine joint, scattered penned comments by previous owner in margins, unobtrusive. Red-stained along all edges, quite fine. Fine colored endpapers front and rear. Latin language throughout. Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (28 October 1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch Christian humanist, a Catholic theologian, an educator and philosopher, above all else, a huge figure in Northern Renaissance history and culture. He was useful also for translating new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament relevant to both Reformation and Counter-Reformation debates. Two volumes bound as one. 401 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 356022
- Title
- Colloquia Familiaria et Encomium Moriae as Optimorum Librorum Fidem Diligenter Emendata, TOMUS I & II
- Author
- Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami [Erasmus]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Tauchnitil
- Place of Publication
- Lipsiae
- Date Published
- 1867
- Size
- 16mo 6" - 7" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Erasmus Latin language
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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