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Bellum; two statements on the nature of war: An essay on war, written in 1545 [i.e. 1514] by Erasmus. Fifty etchings, created in 1923 & 1924 by Otto Dix [reproductions].

Title
Bellum; two statements on the nature of war: An essay on war, written in 1545 [i.e. 1514] by Erasmus. Fifty etchings, created in 1923 & 1924 by Otto Dix [reproductions].
Publication
Barre, Mass., Imprint Society, 1972.

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TextRestricted use *KP+ (Imprint, Barre) 73-9Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.
  • Dix, Otto, 1891-1969.
  • Imprint Society (Barre, Mass.)
Description
42, [5] p., 50 plates.; 32 cm.
Subject
  • War
  • World War, 1914-1918 > Pictorial works
Note
  • No. 221 of 1950 copies "designed and printed at the press of David R. Godine in Brookline, Mass."
  • Bellum, "first published as an independent work by Froben in April 1517," is a commentary by Erasmus on his previous essay entitled Dulce bellum inexpertis (Adagium 3001 in Froben's 1515 ed.). "Its origins go back to a letter which Erasmus wrote in March 1514."
  • The 50 etchings by Dix were published as Der Krieg. Captions in German, with English translations.
Call Number
*KP+ (Imprint, Barre) 73-9
ISBN
087636024X
LCCN
70182228
OCLC
  • 488155
  • NYPG724223691-B
Title
Bellum; two statements on the nature of war: An essay on war, written in 1545 [i.e. 1514] by Erasmus. Fifty etchings, created in 1923 & 1924 by Otto Dix [reproductions].
Imprint
Barre, Mass., Imprint Society, 1972.
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Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536. Dulce bellum inexpertis.
Dix, Otto, 1891-1969. Krieg.
Imprint Society (Barre, Mass.)
Research Call Number
*KP+ (Imprint, Barre) 73-9
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