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Description of  II-5 + II-6 Ordinis Secundi Tomus Quintus & Tomus Sextus (Opera Omnia Desiderii Erasmi A' Erasmus, 'Opera Omnia')

The fifth and sixth volume of the Adagia (Proverbs) of the Amsterdam edition of the Latin texts of Erasmus give an introduction in German and a critical edition of the Latin text of the third thousand Adages. The text is accompanied by notes in German that trace Erasmus' sources and give linguistic, historical, philological and, where appropriate, theological background information which elucidates the text and Erasmus' way of working.