| II-3 Ordinis Secundi Tomus Tertius: Adagiorum Chilias Secunda, Centuriae I-V Revised Edition Contributor(s): Szymanski, M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0444516387 ISBN-13: 9780444516381 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover Language: German Published: March 2005 Annotation: This is the 34th volume of the Amsterdam' Erasmi Opera Omnia (ASD): the first volume of the two Chiliade of the Adagia, the Adagia 1001-1500 (=ASD II,3), edited by Professor Dr. M. Szymanski. The Adagia compose the two 'ordo' in the canon of scripts of Erasmus. The arrangement of the 'ordines' was compiled by Erasmus himself in his letters written to Botzheim and Boece to publish his work. A selected committee was composed to publish the Adagia, conducted by Professor Dr. F. Heinimann. With the publication of this volume, the 4151 Adagia comprehended work, existing of 8 volumes is completed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Medieval |
| Dewey: 100 |
| Series: Opera Omnia Desiderii Erasmi - Erasmus, Opera Omnia |
| Physical Information: 1.64" H x 7.12" W x 10.2" (3.26 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The third volume of the Adagia (Proverbs) of the Amsterdam edition of the Latin texts of Erasmus gives an introduction in German and a critical edition of the Latin text of the first half of the second thousand Adages. The text is accompanied by notes in German that trace Erasmus' sources and give linguistic, historical, philological and, where appropriate, theological background information which elucidates the text and Erasmus' way of working. |
