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ERASMUS (DESIDERIUS)
Enchiridion militis Christiani, Antwerp, Joannes Crinitus, 1546

11 November 2015, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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ERASMUS (DESIDERIUS)

Enchiridion militis Christiani, large woodcut initial on dedication, some side-notes shaved, extensive notes in a near contemporary hand on 14 pages (12 blank leaves at end, title verso and recto), boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 8vo, Antwerp, Joannes Crinitus, 1546

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Provenance: Edward Villers, near contemporary signature on title, with 14 pages of tags and mottoes from the Church fathers (Gregory, Bernard, Augustine, and others), mostly in Latin, written in a variety of secretarial styles.

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