Order Nr. 77001 ERASMUS TO SERVATIUS EPISTLE 290. Arthur Kay.

ERASMUS TO SERVATIUS EPISTLE 290.

(Erasmus).
  • Edinburgh: Edinburgh Bibliographical Society, 1928.
  • large 8vo.
  • stiff paper wrapper; deckled edges
  • (i), 7 pages + three leaves of plates in black and white

Price: $12.50  other currencies

Order Nr. 77001

Offprint of an article printed in the Publications of the Edinburgh Bibliographic Society, vol. XIV, itself a transcript of a lecture given before the society on 10 November 1927. The author is concerned with the dating of a letter inviting Erasmus to Scotland. The uncertainty arises due to a discrepancy between the earliest copy (undated) and the copy believed formerly to be the first printed version, which appeared in 1536. The author presents evidence for an earlier printed version, as well as his thoughts on the undated copy in brief form. Five black-and-white collotype illustrations appear at the end of the volume. Some pages unopened. Irregular fading on covers.