London: Warburg Institute, University of London, Date: 1995. Pp. xii+214+[30 plates]. Cloth. Condition: As new. 1995. Warburg Institute, University of London ISBN 085481096X 9780854810963 [GB]

ISBN10: 085481096X, ISBN13: 9780854810963, [publisher: Warburg Institute] Hardcover Warburg Institute, University of London, 1995. XI,212,XXXp. Original off white cloth. Erasmus of Rotterdam had his first great success in 1500, when his 'Adages' were published in Venice. the Greek and Roman proverbs which he recorded and explained in this book met the Renaissance taste for ancient ethical precepts which could be used as a guide to living in the modern world. In many later editions the maxims were vastly increased in number and Erasmus's commentaries often lengthened into moral essays. The 'Adages' became one of the most popular Latin books of the sixteenth century. Jean Michel Massing's edition of a unique manuscript provides an important early example of the influence, direct and indirect, exerted by Erasmus. In this vividly illustrated set of pithy texts, word and image enhance each other in a way that prefigures the emblematic form which was to become so influential throughout Europe. As is demonstrated in the Introduction, the manuscript was intended for the character training of the future King François I. Its texts were chosen by the young prince's tutor, François Demoulins, who combined them with pictures some time between 1512 and François's accession to the throne in 1515. Demoulins drew heavily on the 1508 edition of Erasmus's 'Adages', selecting those precepts which were most obviously appicable to c ...

Warburg Institute, University of London, 1995. XI,212,XXXp. Original off white cloth. Erasmus of Rotterdam had his first great success in 1500, when his 'Adages' were published in Venice. the Greek and Roman proverbs which he recorded and explained in this book met the Renaissance taste for ancient ethical precepts which could be used as a guide to living in the modern world. In many later editions the maxims were vastly increased in number and Erasmus's commentaries often lengthened into moral essays. The 'Adages' became one of the most popular Latin books of the sixteenth century. Jean Michel Massing's edition of a unique manuscript provides an important early example of the influence, direct and indirect, exerted by Erasmus. In this vividly illustrated set of pithy texts, word and image enhance each other in a way that prefigures the emblematic form which was to become so influential throughout Europe. As is demonstrated in the Introduction, the manuscript was intended for the character training of the future King François I. Its texts were chosen by the young prince's tutor, François Demoulins, who combined them with pictures some time between 1512 and François's accession to the throne in 1515. Demoulins drew heavily on the 1508 edition of Erasmus's 'Adages', selecting those precepts which were most obviously appicable to court life and its pitfalls. He also included a number of sayings attributed to Pytha ...

Warburg Institute 1995-10 Hardcover Like New New hardcover, book is clean and tight. No dust jacket as issued.

ISBN10: 085481096X, ISBN13: 9780854810963, [publisher: Warburg Institute] Hardcover New hardcover, book is clean and tight. No dust jacket as issued.
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