ERASMUS Enchiridion militis Christiani, saluberrimis praeceptis refertu(m) (...) cui accessit noua, mireque utilis praefatio. May 1523Cologne,J. Soter,8vo, mod. half vellum, red sp. edges, 219-[1] pp. (some soiling, clear dampstain at bottom,...
Estimation :
3000 / 4000
Adjudication :
2500 €
Description
fore-edge margin of title skilfully repaired). Good copy.
Extr. rare early ed. of Erasmus' succesful devotional manual for the "Christian Knight", 1st publ. 1503. Preliminaries include Latin verses by Thomas More. Title within elaborate woodcut border. Woodcut mark (with Greek & Hebrew text) at the end. Fully annotated with neat cont. interlinear and marg. ms. notes.
Extr. rare early ed. of Erasmus' succesful devotional manual for the "Christian Knight", 1st publ. 1503. Preliminaries include Latin verses by Thomas More. Title within elaborate woodcut border. Woodcut mark (with Greek & Hebrew text) at the end. Fully annotated with neat cont. interlinear and marg. ms. notes.
