John Colet and the Platonic Tradition ( Fishers with Platonic Nets, Volume One ).
LaSalle, IL: Open Court, 1961. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxii + 240pp. Grey cloth lettered in red on spine. Bibliography & index. A study of the influence of the Platonic tradition on the thought of John Colet, the key figure in the Oxford Reformers (or Oxford Circle) which included himself, St. Thomas More, and Erasmus. Colet (1467 – 1519) served as Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, who expounded Renaissance humanist values, and sought to rejuvenate Christianity by inspiring his flock to incorporate Biblical teachings and values into the way they led their lives. Bumps to top-corners of boards, page-edges & margins slightly browned, else a clean VG copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped, rubbed, small tear at top of spine). Item #47291
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