The Essential Erasmus (Essentials)
Contributors: John P. Dolan (Editor)
Publisher: Signet
Published: May 1, 1964
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780451613585
Subjects: Philosophy / General
First sentence: Not unlike a number of other prominent Renaissance figures-Pope Clement VII, Leonardo da Vinci, Don Juan of Austria, to name a few-Erasmus' birth and early childhood are somewhat obscured by the unhappy fact that he was born out of wedlock.