Ordo V comprises works on religious instruction. This first volume of Ordo V in the Amsterdam edition of the Latin texts of Erasmus offers one of Erasmusâ earliest writings De contemptu mundi and other theological works, including the Explanation on the Apostlesâ Creed (also called Cathechismus), a book on prayer and a work on the Christianâs preparation on death. Critical editions of the Latin texts are offered and accompanied by introductions and commentaries in French that provide the reader with the philological, theological, linguistic and historical background information needed for a better understanding of the text and identify Erasmusâ sources.
De contemptu mundi, ed. S. Dresden
Virginis matris apud lauretum cultae liturgia, ed. L.-E. Halkin
Modus orandi deum, ed. J.N. Bakhuizen van den Brink
Explanatio symboli apostolorum, ed. J.N. Bakhuizen van den Brink
De praeparatione ad mortem, ed. A. van Heck