The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 2803 to 2939, Volume 20

✍ Scribed by Desiderius Erasmus (editor); James M. Estes (editor); Clarence Miller (editor)

Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Leaves: 390
Series: Collected Works of Erasmus; 20
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The thirteen months covered in this volume reveal the decline of Erasmus' health and the creation of his most famous work, On Preparing for Death.

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