Opera Omnia Desiderii Erasmi – Erasmus, Opera Omnia

Recognita et Adnotatione Critica Instructa Notisque Illustrata

Like the editions of Basel (Froben, 1538–1540) and Leiden (Van der Aa, 1703–1706) the Amsterdam edition of the complete works of Erasmus of Rotterdam is arranged according to the division into nine ordines (categories) which Erasmus himself laid down for the posthumous publication of his collected works. Each ordo corresponds to a specific literary or thematic category within Erasmus' oeuvre, in the following manner:

I — Writings on philological and educational questions
II — Proverbs and sayings (Adagia)
III — Correspondence
IV — Writings on moral questions
V — Writings relating to religious instruction
VI — The Latin translation of the New Testament, the Edition of the Greek text and annotations
VII — Paraphrases of the New Testament
VIII — Writings relating to Church Fathers (including several translations from Greek)
IX — Apologies

Each volume of the Amsterdam edition contains one or more works by Erasmus and is indicated by a Roman numeral, which refers to an ordo, followed by an Arabic numeral, by which the volumes within each ordo are numbered. For example ASD I-3 contains the Colloquia (discussions, colloquies). Erasmus’s correspondence (ordo III) is available in the edition of P. S. Allen, H. M. Allen and H. W. Garrod (12 vols., Oxford 1906–1958), and has for this reason not been included in the Amsterdam edition.

For more information visit also the journal Erasmus Studies.
Cover Opera Omnia Desiderii Erasmi – Erasmus, <i>Opera Omnia</i>
II-5 & II-6 Ordinis secundi tomus quintus & tomus sextus (2 vols)
Adagiorum chilias tertia
Volume II-5/6
Editor(s): Felix Heinimann and Emanuel Kienzle
978-90-04-18168-7
VIII-1 Ordinis octavi tomus primus
Textus ad patres ecclesiae
Volume VIII-1
By: C.S.M. (Cor) Rademaker SSCC, Aza Goudriaan, André Godin, Silvana Seidel Menchi, Cristina Ricci, and Anna Morisi Guerra
978-90-04-39526-8
VII-6 Ordinis septimi tomus sextus
Paraphrasis in omneis Epistolas Apostolicas (pars tertia)
Volume VII-6
Editor(s): John J. Bateman
978-04-44-82395-3
VII-5 Ordinis septimi tomus quintus
Paraphrasis in omneis Epistolas Apostolicas (pars secundus)
Volume VII-5
Editor(s): M.L. van Poll-van de Lisdonk
978-90-04-40285-0
VII-3A Ordinis septimi tomus tertius pars A
Paraphrasis in Euangelium secundum Ioannem
Volume VII-3A
Editor(s): Jan Bloemendal
978-90-04-50676-3
VII-2 Ordinis septimi tomus secundus
In evangelium Lucae paraphrasis
Volume VII-2
Editor(s): Jan Bloemendal
978-90-04-35989-5
VII-1 Ordinis septimi tomus primus
Paraphrases in Matthaeum et Marcum
Volume VII-1
By: Jean-François Cottier
978-90-04-73021-2
VI-9 Ordinis sexti tomus nonus
Annotationes in Novum Testamentum (pars quinta)
Volume VI-9
Editor(s): M.L. van Poll-van de Lisdonk
978-90-47-42908-1
VI-8 Ordinis sexti tomus octavus
Annotationes in Novum Testamentum (pars quarta)
Volume VI-8
Editor(s): M.L. van Poll-van de Lisdonk
978-04-44-51461-5
VI-7 Ordinis sexti tomus septimus
Annotationes in Epistolam ad Romanos
Volume VI-7
Editor(s): P.F. Hovingh
978-90-04-21659-4
VI-6 Ordinis sexti tomus sextus
Annotationes in Novum Testamentum (pars secunda)
Volume VI-6
Editor(s): P.F. Hovingh
978-04-44-51460-8
VI-5 Ordinis sexti tomus quintus
Annotationes in novum testamentum (pars prima)
Volume VI-5
Editor(s): P.F. Hovingh
978-04-44-50281-0
VI-4 Ordinis sexti tomus quartus
Novum Testamentum ab Erasmo recognitum IV - Epistolae Apostolicae (secunda pars) et Apocalypsis Iohannis
Volume VI-4
Editor(s): A.J. Brown
978-90-04-20215-3
VI-3 Ordinis sexti tomus tertius
Novum Testamentum ab Erasmo recognitum III - Epistolae Apostolicae (prima pars)
Volume VI-3
Editor(s): A.J. Brown
978-04-44-51835-4
VI-2 Ordinis sexti tomus secundus
Novum Testamentum ab Erasmo recognitum II - Euangelium secundum Iohannem et Acta Apostolorum
Volume VI-2
Editor(s): A.J. Brown
978-04-44-50942-0
VI-11 Ordinis sexti tomus undecimus
Scripta minora ad Novum Testamentum pertinantia
Volume VI-11
Editor(s): Silvana Seidel Menchi and Carlo Martino Lucarini
978-90-04-72364-1
VI-10 Ordinis sexti tomus decimus
Annotationes in Novum Testamentum (pars sexta)
Volume VI-10
Editor(s): M.L. van Poll-van de Lisdonk
978-90-04-26157-0
V-9 Ordinis quinti tomus nonus
Opera theologica
Volume V-9
Editor(s): E.Gerard P. Huijing, David Pierangelo Hubert Napolitano, and Johannes Trapman
978-90-04-73023-6
V-8 Ordinis quinti tomus octavus
Enchiridion, Exomologesis
Volume V-8
By: Juliusz Domański, Jean-Pierre Massaut, André Godin, and Raymond Marcel
978-90-04-31359-0
V-7 Ordinis quinti tomus septimus
De Immensa Dei Misericordia Concio
Volume V-7
Editor(s): C.S.M. Rademaker
978-90-04-25087-1
V-6 Ordinis quinti tomus sextus
Christiani matrimonii institutio - Vidua christiana
Volume V-6
Editor(s): A.G. Weiler and M. Cytowska
978-04-44-53134-6
V-5 Ordinis quinti tomus quintus
Ecclesistes (libri III-IV)
Volume V-5
Editor(s): Jacques Chomarat
978-04-44-89742-8
V-4 Ordinis quinti tomus quartus
Ecclesiastes (libri I-II)
Volume V-4
Editor(s): Jacques Chomarat
978-04-44-88747-4
V-3 Ordinis quinti tomus tertius
Enarrationes in psalmos, pars altera
Volume V-3
Editor(s): A.G. Weiler, R. Stupperich, and C.S.M. Rademaker
978-04-44-70133-6
V-2 Ordinis quinti tomus secundus
Enarrationes in psalmos, pars prior
Volume V-2
Editor(s): Charles Bene, Sem Dresden, and André Godin
978-04-44-86878-7
V-1 Ordinis quinti tomus primus
Opera theologica
Volume V-1
Editor(s): S. Dresden, L.-E. Halkin, J.N. Bakhuizen van den Brink, and A. van Heck
978-07-20-46158-9
IX-9 Ordinis noni tomus nonus
Apologiae quinque
Volume IX-9
By: Jan Bloemendal, Cecilia Asso, Jean Céard, Charles E. Fantazzi, and Johannes Trapman
978-90-04-37561-1
IX-8 Ordinis noni tomus octavus
Apologia contra Sanctium Caranzam et quatuor apologiae contra Stunicam
Volume IX-8
Editor(s): Henk Jan de Jonge
978-90-04-28327-5
IX-7 Ordinis noni tomus septimus
Declarationes ad censuras Lutetiae vulgatas sub nomine facultatis theologiae Parisiensis
Volume IX-7
Editor(s): James K. Farge and Clarence H. Miller
978-90-04-28251-3
IX-6 Ordinis noni tomus sextus
Polemics with Alberto Pio of Carpe
Volume IX-6
By: Chris L. Heesakkers
978-90-04-27465-5
IX-5 Ordinis noni tomus quintus
Controversies with Noel Beda
Volume IX-5
Editor(s): Edwin Rabbie
978-90-04-23371-3
IX-4 Ordinis noni tomus quartus
Apologia qua respondet duabus invectivis Eduardi Lei
Volume IX-4
Editor(s): Erika Rummel and Edwin Rabbie
978-04-44-51055-6
IX-3 Ordinis noni tomus tertius
Apologia ad Iacobum Fabrum Stapulensem
Volume IX-3
Editor(s): Andrea W. Steenbeek
978-04-44-82385-4
IX-2 Ordinis noni tomus secundus
Apologia respondens ad ea quae Iacobus Lopis Stunica taxauerat in prima duntaxat Novi Testamenti aeditione
Volume IX-2
Editor(s): Henk Jan de Jonge
978-04-44-86605-9
IX-10 Ordinis noni tomus decimus
Apologiae et Disticha Catonis
Volume IX-10
Editor(s): W. Martin Bloomer, Andrew James McGregor Irving, David Pierangelo Hubert Napolitano, Antonius Gerardus Weiler, and Émile V. Telle
978-90-04-37560-4
IX-1 Ordinis noni tomus primus
Epistola de interdicto esu carnium
Volume IX-1
Editor(s): Cornelis Augustijn
978-04-44-86269-3
IV-7 Ordinis quarti tomus septimus
Declamatiuncula, Isocratis ad Nicoclem regem de institutione principis, Epistola consolatoria in aduersis, Oratio de pace et discordia, Oratio funebris, Xenophontis rhetoris hieron sive tyrannus
Volume IV-7
By: Terence Tunberg, Jeroen De Keyser, Edwin Rabbie, Marc van der Poel, and Lucia Gualdo Rosa
978-90-04-32889-1
IV-6 Ordinis quarti tomus sextus
Apophthegmata (libri VII-VIII)
Volume IV-6
Editor(s): Karl A.E. Enenkel
978-90-04-44832-2
IV-5B Ordinis quarti tomus quintus B
Apophthegmata (liber VI)
Volume IV-5B
Editor(s): Karl A.E. Enenkel
978-90-04-69064-6
IV-5A Ordinis quarti tomus quintus A
Apophthegmata (liber V)
Volume IV-5A
Editor(s): Karl A.E. Enenkel
978-90-04-44831-5
IV-4 Ordinis quarti tomus quartus
Apophthegmatum libri I–IV
Volume IV-4
Editor(s): Tineke ter Meer
978-90-04-21619-8
IV-3 Ordinis quarti tomus tertius
Moriae encomium id est Stultitiae laus
Volume IV-3
Editor(s): Clarence Miller
978-04-44-85383-7
IV-2 Ordinis quarti tomus secundus
Querela pacis
Volume IV-2
Editor(s): O. Herding and A.J. Koster
978-07-20-46157-2
IV-1A Ordinis quarti tomus primus (A)
Lingua
Volume IV-1A
Editor(s): J.H. Waszink
978-04-44-88635-4
IV-1 Ordinis quarti tomus primus
Panegyricus ad Philippum Austriae Ducem - Institutio principis Christiani - Lingua
Volume IV-1
Editor(s): O. Herding and F. Schalk
978-07-20-46155-8
II-9 Ordinis secundi tomus nonus
Adagiorum collectanea
Volume II-9
Editor(s): Felix Heinimann and M.L. van Poll-van de Lisdonk
978-04-44-51941-2
II-8 Ordinis secundi tomus octavus
Adagiorum chilias quarta (pars altera) necnon adagiorum pars vltima
Volume II-8
Editor(s): Ari Wesseling
978-04-44-82150-8
II-7 Ordinis secundi tomus septimus
Adagiorum chilias quarta (pars prior)
Volume II-7
Editor(s): René Hoven
978-04-44-82834-7
II-4 Ordinis secundi tomus quartus
Adagiorum Chilias Secunda, Centuriae VI-X
Volume II-4
Editor(s): Felix Heinimann and Emanuel Kienzle
978-04-44-70132-9
II-3 Ordinis secundi tomus tertius
Adagiorum Chilias Secunda, Centuriae I-V
Volume II-3
Editor(s): M. Szymanski
978-04-44-51638-1
Desiderius Erasmus (Rotterdam, ca. 1466–Basel, 1536) enjoyed in his own lifetime an international reputation as a scholar and literary figure. His works (which were all written in Latin) cover the full range of letters, ethics and religion (cf. the ordines in his Opera omnia). In his own day and in succeeding centuries his writings have been frequently reprinted, in Latin as well as in French, German, English, Italian, Dutch and other translations.
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