Review article
https://doi.org/10.34075/cs.57.4.2
The Context of Erasmus’s Edition of the Works of St. Jerome (Basel, 1516.)
Daniel Miščin
orcid.org/0000-0003-0422-3124
; Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The article examines the circumstances and the context of the 1516 Basel edition of St. Jerome’s works. There are two reasons why this edition is one of the most important editions of the Church Fathers in general. Firstly, at that time Basel was the center of printing in northern Europe. One of the founders of printing in Basel, Johannes Amerbach, planned to publish the collected works of the four doctors of the Church: Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, and Gregory. Another reason for the importance of this edition is that editor was Erasmus of Rotterdam. Despite Amerbach’s death soon after that, the publishing of Jerome’s works continued. It was taken over by Amerbach’s successor, another master of printing press in Basel, Johannes Froben. By continuing and completing the publication of the works of St. Jerome, Erasmus became the central figure of the circle of leading intellectuals in Basel.
Keywords
St. Jerome; Erasmus of Rotterdam; Johannes Amerbach; Johannes Froben; printing press
Hrčak ID:
287117
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Publication date:
30.12.2022.
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