Erasmus And The Age Of Reformation

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Book Title: Erasmus and the Age of Reformation

Number of Pages: 208 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers

Item Height: 0.4 in

Topic: Christianity / Protestant, Cultural Heritage, Christian Church / History, Christian Theology / History, General, Literary, History & Surveys / Renaissance, Customs & Traditions, Movements / Humanism, Historical, European / Italian

Publication Year: 2010

Genre: Literary Criticism, Religion, Philosophy, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 9.6 Oz

Author: Johan Huizinga

Item Length: 8.5 in

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback