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Editions of Erasmus’ Complete Works at CRRS

The first edition of Erasmus’ Opera omnia was published shortly after his death under the editorship of his friend Beatus Rhenanus, and comprises 9 volumes (Basel, 1540-41). It is known as ‘the Basel edition.’ CRRS has a bound Xerox copy of volumes 1 to 8 of this edition (volume 7 labelled as volume 6a), call number PA 8500 1540a Erasmus Large. It also has volumes 7 to 9 of the original edition: PA 8500 1540 Erasmus Rare Large.

The second Opera omnia was edited by Jean Leclerc and comprises 10 volumes (Leiden, 1703-6). It is still the standard edition for all Erasmus texts not yet included in the Amsterdam edition (see below). It is known as ‘the Leiden edition’ and cited as ‘LB.’ CRRS has a modern, photomechanical reprint of this edition, call number PA 8500 1703a Erasmus Large. It also has volumes 1 to 3 and 7 to 10 of the original edition: PA 8500 1703 Erasmus Rare Large.

The third edition, Opera omnia Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami (Amsterdam, 1969- ), is the first critical edition of the works. Known as ‘the Amsterdam edition’ and cited as ‘ASD.’ CRRS has a complete set of the volumes published to date, call number PA 8500 1969 Erasmus.

The most comprehensive scholarly edition of Erasmus’ works in translation is Collected Works of Erasmus (1974- ), published by the University of Toronto Press. It is known as ‘the Toronto edition’ and cited as ‘CWE.’ CRRS has a complete set of the volumes published to date, call number PA 8502 .E5 1974 Erasmus.

All the above editions follow, with certain modifications, the arrangement into ordines (categories) devised by Erasmus himself:

I . Writings on literary and educational subjects
II. Adages
III. Correspondence*
IV. Writings on Moral Questions
V. Writings relating to Religious Instruction
VI. New Testament and Annotations
VII. Paraphrases of the New Testament
VIII. Translations from Greek Church Fathers (and other patristic scholarship)
IX. Controversies (Apologetic Writings)**

*ASD will not include a new edition of Erasmus’ correspondence, there being no need to replace P. S. Allen’s excellent critical edition: Opus epistolarum Des. Erasmi Roterodami (Oxford: 1906-58). Necessary corrections and additions to Allen’s edition are found in the Correspondence volumes of CWE.

** LB divides this ordo between two volumes, IX and X.

CWE Volumes available online to those with a University of Toronto Library ID:

NEW TESTAMENT SCHOLARSHIP

General Editor: Robert D. Sider

Vol. 41: Introductory Volume
Vol. 42: Paraphrases on Romans and Galatians
Vol. 43: Paraphrases on the Epistles to the Corinthians, the Epistles to the Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians
Vol. 44: Paraphrases on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, the Epistles of Peter and Jude, the Epistle of James, the Epistle of John, the Epistle to the Hebrews
Vol. 45: Matthew
Vol. 46: Paraphrase on John
Vol. 47: Luke 1-10
Vol. 48: Paraphrase on Luke 11-24
Vol. 49: Paraphrase on Mark
Vol. 50: Paraphrase on the Acts of the Apostles
Vol. 56: Annotations on Romans
Vol. 58: Galatians & Ephesians

PATRISTICS

Vol. 61: Patristic scholarship: the edition of St. Jerome

EXPOSITIONS OF THE PSALMS

Editor: Dominic Baker-Smith
Vol. 63: Enarratio in Primum Psalumum, ‘Beatus vir;’ Commentarius in Psalmum 2, ‘Quare fremuerunt gentes;’ Paraphrasis in Tertium Psalmum, ‘Domine quid multiplicati;’ In Psalmum Quartum concio
Vol. 64: Concionalis interpretatio in Psalmum 85; In Psalmum 22 enarratio triplex; Consultatio de bello Turcis inferendo, et obiter enarratus Psalmus 28; Enarratio Psalmi 33
Vol. 65: Expositions of the Psalms

SPIRITUALIA AND PASTORALIA

Vol. 66: Spiritualia: Enchiridion; De contemptu mundi; De vidua christiana
Vol. 67: Exomologesis sive modus confitendi, Ecclesiastes sive de ratione concionandi (Book
1).
Vol. 68: Ecclesiastes sive de ratione concionandi (Books 2-4)
Vol. 69: Precatio ad virginis filium Iesum; Paean virgini matri; Obsecratio ad Virginem Mariam; Precatio Dominica; Liturgia Virginis Matris; Precatio pro pace ecclesiae; Precationes aliquot novae; Virginis et martyris comparatio; Epistola consolatoria; Institutio Christiani matrimonii
Vol. 70: Spiritualia and pastoralia: Disputatiuncula de taedio, pavore, tristicia Iesu; Concio de immensa Dei misericordia; Modus orandi Deum; Explanatio symboli apostolorum sive catechismus; De praeparatione ad mortem

CONTROVERSIES

The Louvain Circle
Vol. 71: Epistola ad Doprium; Apologia contra Latomi dialogum; Apologia pro declamatione matrimonii; Acata Academiae Lovaniensis contra Lutherum; Axiomata Erasmi pro causa Lutheri; Consiliumcuiusdam; Manifesta Mendacia
Vol. 72: Apologia qua respondet duabus invectivis Eduardi Lei; Responsio ad annotationes Eduardi Lei
Vol. 73: Apologia de In principio erat verbum, Apologia de loco omnes quidem resurgemus,
Responsio ad iuvenem gerontodidascalum, Epistola de esu carnium and scholia.

The Spanish Theologians
Vol. 75: Apologia adversus monachos Hispanos, Responsio adversus febricitantis cuiusdam
labellum, Adversus Graculos.

The German Reformers
Vol. 76: De libero arbitrio; Hyperaspistes liber unus; Assertio omnium articulorum Martini Lutheri per bullam Leonis x novissimam damnatorum, articulus 36
Vol. 77: Hyperaspistes 2
Vol. 78: Spongia, Praestigiarum detectio, Contra pseudevangelicos, Responsio ad fratres
Germaniae inferioris, Admonitio adversus mendacium, Adversus calumniosissimam
epistolam Martini Lutheri

The Paris Theologians
Vol. 82: Controversies, declarationes, ad censuras lutetiae, vulgatas sub nomine, facultatis theologiae parisiensis
Vol. 83: Apologia ad Fabrum; Appendix de scriptis Clithovei; Dilutio; Responsio ad disputationem de divortio
Vol. 84: Responsio ad epistolam paraeneticam Alberti Pii ; Apologia adversus rhapsodias Alberti Pii ; Brevissima Scholia

POETRY

Vols. 85-86: Poems

CONTEMPORARIES OF ERASMUS

A BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER OF THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION (CEBR)
Editor: Peter G. Bietenholz; Associate Editor: Thomas B. Deutscher
Volume 1: A-E Published 1985
Volume 2: F-M Published 1986
Volume 3: N-Z Published 1987
One-volume paperback Published 2003

Editions of Erasmus’ Complete Works at CRRS

CORRESPONDENCE

LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL WRITINGS

ADAGES

APOPHTHEGMATA

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