The Correspondence of Erasmus. Letters 2940 to 3141. Volume 21 [first edition]

696 pages. Addenda and corrigenda to earlier volumes, table of correspondents, works cited, short-title forms, index. Map, b/w illustrations. Large octavo. Cream dust jacket with bronze medal. Still in original publisher's shrink wrap, a very nice fresh copy. ".comprises Erasmus' correspondence during the final two years of his life, June 1534August 1536. In the public sphere it was a time of dramatic events: the reconquest of the duchy Württemberg from its Austrian occupiers; the siege and destruction of the Anabaptist "kingdom" at Münster; Charles V's great victory at Tunis; and the resumption of the Habsburg-Valois wars in Italy. In the private sphere, these were years of deteriorating health, thoughts of impending death, and the loss of close friends (including Thomas Fisher and Thomas More, both executed by Henry VIII). At the same time, however, Erasmus managed to publish his longest book, Ecclesiastes, and to make arrangements, in his final will, for his considerable wealth to be spent for charitable purposes after his death. "; Collected Works of Erasmus; Vol. 21; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 696 pages; L&s 11/12/22