Prothro B-478

Title

Subject

Description

This commentary on the New Testament by the Catholic theologian Erasmus of Rotterdam, contains numerous passages that were inked out or excised by a censor because they were considered inconsistent with traditional interpretations of the scriptures. The book's title page also bears an inscription in Spanish stating that the volume was "Visto e corregido" ("inspected and corrected") in 1587 according to an official catalogue of expurgations published by the Inquisition.

Creator

Erasmus, Desiderius, –1536, Froben, Hieronymus, 1501–1563, printer, and Episcopius, Nicolaus, 1501–1564, printer.

Source

Prothro B-478. Desiderius Erasmus, of Rotterdam (c. 1466–1536). In Novum Testamentum annotationes. Basel: Hieronymus Froben and Nichlaus Episcopius, 1555.

Relation

Ecclesiastical

Format

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Language

Latin

Type

Biblical commentary with censoring

Collection

"Heresy and Error": The Ecclesiastical Censorship of Books, 1400–1800

Citation

Erasmus, Desiderius, –1536, Froben, Hieronymus, 1501–1563, printer, and Episcopius, Nicolaus, 1501–1564, printer., “Prothro B-478,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed September 18, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1948.