Books and their makers during the Middle Ages : $b A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. IIPutnam, George Haven
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Books and their makers during the Middle Ages : $b A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. II
Putnam, George Haven
Books -- History -- 400-1450; Copyright; Freedom of the press -- History -- To 1500; Manuscripts; Printers
It is somewhat to be wondered at that Robert, fresh from harassing
persecution in Paris, should have been willing to place his imprint
upon this argument of Calvin as to the rightfulness of the punishment
of Servetus, and upon the companion treatise which the zeal of Beza had
prompted him to compose in defence of the right of the civil magistrate
to punish heretics. Assuming that by this time Estienne had thrown in
his lot entirely with the Calvinists, it is nevertheless to be borne in
mind that the record and the utterances of the man had heretofore shown
him to be a consistent advocate of intellectual liberty. Even after his
sojourn in Geneva, there is on record no utterance of Robert’s which
is not in accord with this view of his own personal predilections.
Robert had, moreover, always taken such high ground as to publishing
responsibility, that he cannot escape being held accountable for the
approval implied in the association of his imprint with these zealous
defences of an act that must always remain a serious blot on the
history of Protestantism.
1555. “Concordantiæ Bibliorum utriusque Testamenti.”
“Calvinus in Acta Apostolorum.”
1556-57. “Commentaries (in Latin) on the New Testament, and on the
five Prophets, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonas.”
“Liber Psalmorum Davidis.”
“Dictionnaire des Mots François tournés en Latin.”
1558. “Phrases Hebraicæ.”
“Adagiorum chiliades quatuor, cum sesquicenturia Erasmi, cum H.
Stephani animadversionibus.” Folio.
This edition of the famous “_Adagia_” of Erasmus, first published
in 1500, contained the latest revisions of the author. After the
death of Erasmus, which had occurred in 1536, his works fell into
the public domain and were reprinted by any publishers who were
interested in them. This edition of Robert Estienne contained the
first work as an editor and commentator of his son Henry.
1559. This was the last year of Robert’s typographical labours.
The more important impressions were:
“Kimhi in Habacuc, recognitus a Vatablo.”
“De Cœna Domini plana et perspicua tractatio in qua Joachimi
Westphali calumniæ postremum editæ refelluntur, Theodoro Beza
auctore.” 8vo.
“Calvini Commentarii in quinque libros Mosis.” Folio.
“Glossæ in tres Evangelistas, cum Calvini Commentariis, adjecto
seorsim Johanne.” Folio.
“Harmonia ex tribus Evangelistis, adjuncto seorsim Johanne, cum
Calvini Commentariis.” Folio.
“Le Nouveau Testament, revu et corrigé sur le Grec par l’avis des
Ministres de Genève.”
“Calvini Institutio Christianæ Religionis, in libros quatuor nunc
primum digesta, certisque capitibus distincta.” Folio.
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