<P>The letters in Volume 12 cover Erasmus' correspondence for all of 1526 and roughly the first quarter of 1527. This was a difficult period for Erasmus for various reasons, including two bouts of illness serious enough to cause him to draw up his first will in January 1527, and the fact that the Re
The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 1658-1801, Volume 12
โ Scribed by Desiderius Erasmus; Charles G. Nauert; Alexander Dalzell
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 774
- Series
- Collected Works of Erasmus; 12
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
The letters in this volume cover Erasmus's correspondence for all of 1526 and roughly the first quarter of 1527, a difficult period marked by two bouts of acute illness and attacks launched against him by conservative Catholics.
โฆ Table of Contents
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Map showing the principal places mentioned in volume 12
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ERASMUS. LETTERS 1658 TO 1801
1658 / From Erasmus Schets โ 1680 / To Francesco Cigalini
1681 / From Erasmus Schets โ 1708 / To the Swiss Confederation
1709 / From Lukas Klett โ 1738 / To Bernhard von Cles
1739 / From Johannes Fabri โ 1770 / From Thomas More
1771 / From Johannes Fabri โ 1801 / To the Reader
LETTERS FROM JUAN DE VERGARA AND OTHERS CONCERNING ERASMUS
Erasmus' First Will
Money, Wages, and Real Incomes in the Age of Erasmus
Table of Correspondents Works Frequently Cited Short-Title Forms for Erasmus' Works Index
Table of Correspondents
Works Frequently Cited
Short-Title Forms for Erasmus' Works
Index
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