A HANDBOOK ON GOOD MANNERS FOR CHILDREN : De Civilitate Morum Puerilium Libellus
by Erasmus of Rotterdam
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- Fine/No Jacket
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About This Item
London: Preface, 2008. First Thus. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Translated by Eleanor Merchant. ENGLISH TEXT. Excellent advice, from the great 16th Century Theologian & Scholar,on a wide range of subjects. Includes; The Eyes, Mouth etc, Behaviour in Church, Posture & Table Manners. " Some People in their eagerness to scoff their food, snort through their noses as if they are being strangled" ( what would Erasmus have thought of todays' horrible TV Dinners?!) Includes some pages from the 1534 Edition with Parallel English & Latin Text. Blue cloth cover with Silver Lettering on front & spine. 82 Page + some 1534 text. 7 1/2" Tall, 200g. No inscritions. Very nice, clean copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015177
- Title
- A HANDBOOK ON GOOD MANNERS FOR CHILDREN : De Civilitate Morum Puerilium Libellus
- Author
- Erasmus of Rotterdam
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Preface
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- PHILOSOPHY/EDUCATION/MANNERS/ERASMUS
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