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ERASMUS, Desiderius

De sarcienda ecclesiae concordia, deque sedandis opinionum dissidiis. Eiusdem De puritate tabernaculi sive Ecclesiae Christianae
Basel
(Froben & N. Episcopius)
1537
€500 - €900

In-8°, 192 pp, woodcut printer's device on title page. Ms. ownership entry on title. First leaf damp-stained, otherwise a good copy. Modern half vellum binding

"Rare early printing (first ed. in 1533) of Erasmus' final plea for the unity of the Church. with letters to and from Julius Pflug and John Rinck. ""De puritate tabernaculi"" was one of Erasmus' last writings (first published in 1536). The ""Sarcienda"" was prohibited by the 1549 Sorbonne Index. Our copy bears on title the inscription ""Prohibitus"". Ref. VD16 E-3627 ; USTC 635451 ; EOL 2351; Bezzel 1789 ; De Reuck 249"