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Erasmus and his books /

What became of Erasmus' books? The most famous scholar of his day died in peaceful prosperity and in the company of celebrated and responsible friends. His zeal for useful books was insatiable. Indeed, he had taken care to insure that after his death they would pass to an appreciative noble own...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gulik, Egbertus van, 1910-1998 (Author)
Other Authors: Grayson, J. C. (J. Chris) (Translator), McConica, James (Editor), Trapman, J. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:In English translated from Dutch.
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Series:Erasmus studies.
Subjects:
Erasmus, Desiderius, > -1536 > Library.
Erasmus, Desiderius, > -1536 > Library > Catalogs.
Erasmus, Desiderius, > -1536 > Books and reading.
Gulik, Egbertus van, > 1910-1998.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by James K. McConica
  • Introduction
  • Part one. The history and nature of Erasmus' working library: The formation and growth of the library
  • The disposal and replacement of books
  • The housing and arrangement of the collection
  • Maintenance and binding
  • What the Versandsliste does not include
  • Erasmus and the book: the humanist at work
  • Conclusion
  • Index
  • Part two. The Versandliste of Erasmus' library in 1536: an annotated catalogue
  • Appendix I. Catalogus librorum Erasmi
  • Appendix II. Books found in Erasmus' correspondence.