Desiderius Erasmus, Institutio principis Christiani , c. 1530
Desiderius Erasmus, Institutio principis Christiani, translated by Guy de Bandereul, commendatory Abbot of St. Martin au Bois Clermont: Incip. prol. "Cy commence le prologue de maistre Guy de Baudereul, abbe commendataire de Sainct Martin de Ruricourt dit au boz, prieur et seigneur de Sainct Reuerien et premier maistre des requestes ordinaire de la haulte et tresnoble maison de Longueville."
The dedication copy to Louis d'Orléans, duc de Longueville, 1524–37, with his arms: Dicatum est opus, "Loys dorleans tres prochain du sang et lignaige du trescrestien roy de France, duc de Longueuille, conte de Dunoys, etc." Præmittitur traductoris effigies librum suum offerentis.
Incip. opus, "Cest le liure de leducation et linstruction du jeune prince contenant xiiii chapitres dont le premier contient les moyens de paruenir a principaulte, et dit ainsy."
Desin. “Et ne sera fort difficile a faire si chascun cesse de flatter sa cause, si toutes affections particulieres ostees nous procurons le negoce de la chose publique, si Jesucrist est a nostre conseil et non le monde.”
Dates
- Creation: c. 1530
Extent
87 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Tanner 9
Other Finding Aids
Alfred Hackman, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae pars quarta codices viri admodum reverendi Thomae Tanneri, STP, episcopi Asaphensis, complectens (Oxford, 1860; reprinted with corrections, 1966), no. 9.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 9829.
Physical Facet
On parchment, in folio minori
Creator
- From the Collection: Sancroft | William | 1617-1693 | Archbishop of Canterbury (Person)
- From the Collection: Tanner | Thomas | 1674-1735 | Bishop of St Asaph and antiquary (Person)
- From the Collection: Allin | Sir | Thomas | 1612-1685 | Knight | Admiral (Person)
- From the Collection: Lenthall | Sir | William | 1591-1662 | Knight | Speaker of the House of Commons, Master of the Rolls (Person)
Repository Details
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