Desiderii Erasmi Colloquia duo, accedit Vita

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Creator

Desiderius Erasmus (d. 1536)

Title

Desiderii Erasmi Colloquia duo, accedit Vita

Coverage

Oxonii

Publisher

Typis Henrici Daniel

Date

[1880]

Subject

Edition of 40

Description

This is one of the earliest works produced by the Daniel Press in Oxford. Each copy bears Emily Daniel’s calligraphic title in red ink on the vellum covers. The text is a selection of two of the Colloquies by Erasmus, including a dialogue in praise of women’s education.

Source

Gift of Frederick Coykendall, 1939

Relation

Photo credit: Nicole Neenan