Annotationes in Novum Testamentum – Lorenzo Valla – 1526 | Erasmus Basel Edition

Annotationes in Novum Testamentum by Lorenzo Valla, edited and printed in Basel by Erasmus in 1526, is a landmark work in New Testament commentary. First written in 1440s, Valla’s annotations addressed the inconsistencies with New Testament translations, noting the difficulties in translating from Greek to the Vulgate. This edition includes Erasmsus’s own analysis of Valla, edits that would appear in his own New Testament translation. Worth noting, this example includes the bookplate from the Canonry of the Blessed Virgin Mary, dated 1778.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lavrentii Vallae, viri tam græcæ quàm latinæ linguæ doctissimi, in nouum testamentū annotationes : apprime utiles
• Author(s): Lorenzo Valla
• Contributor(s): Erasmus, editor
• Publisher: Basileae, Apud And. Crat[andrum]
• Edition: Erasmus edition, 1526
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Original tooled leather
• Size:  6.25 in x 4 in (15.9 cm x 10.2 cm)
• Collation: [14], 346, [6]
• Illustrations: none
• Contents Include:
  • Annotationes in Novum Testamentum
• Provenance:
  • Bookplate: ex bibliotheca canoniae ad B.V. Mariam, 1778
  • Handwritten: Blandici nestio, Mentrici uolo, F.G. Schreal, Juglstadeus; Anno, 1580 [sic]
• Reference(s): curiously not in USTC

Condition:

Good. Bound in period tooled leather, reinforced at a later stage. Covers show moderate wear. Interior complete and secure, with mild age toning and scattered marginal spots

Why Collect This?

• Basel edition printed and edited by Erasmus
• Provenance from an 18th-century Catholic canonry

Item Number: # 29039