Printed Editions

Editions, Translations, and Compendia of Patrizi's Political Works, 1518-1702 
 

1518. Paris: Pierre Vidoue for Galliot du Pré. De institutione reipublicae libri novem, historiarum sententiarumque varietate refertissimi, hactenus numquam impraessi. Edited by Jean Savigny. USTC 144871. First edition of the Latin De republica.

1519. Paris: Pierre Vidoue for Galliot du Pré. Enneas de regno et regis institutione, opus profecto et historiarum varietate et sententiarum gravitate commendandum, hactenus nunquam impressum. Edited by Jean Savigny. USTC 145052. First edition of the Latin De regno.

1520 [1519]. Paris: Pierre le Brodeur. Compendiosa seu rerum memorandarum breviuscula, uberrima tamen descriptio, ex immensis Francisci Patricii Senensis de regno deque regimine reipublice voluminibus nuperrime deprompta… Cui additur aureus codiculus de institutione principis christiani ex libro Erasmi novissime excerptus. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny.

USTC 184074. First edition of the Latin epitome of De regno and De republica. (Print date 24 March 1519 old style.) Printed with an epitome of Erasmus’ On the Education of a Christian Prince.

1520. Paris: Pierre Vidoue for Galliot du Pré. Francisci Patricii Senensis pontificis Caietani De institutione reipublicae libri novem, historiarum sententiarumque varietate refertissimi, hactenus numquam impraessi. Edited by Jean Savigny. Second edition of the Latin De republica. Confirmed from the copy held by Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, online reference BSB-ID 918831.

1520. Paris: Pierre Vidoue for Galliot du Pré. Livre tres fructueux et utile à toutes personnes de l'institution et administration de la chose publicque. USTC 11043. First edition of the French translation of the Latin De republica.

1531. Paris: Pierre Vidoue for Galliot du Pré and Jean Petit. Francisci Patricii Senensis pontificis Caietani. Enneas de regno et regis institutione, opus profecto et historiarum varietate et sententiarum gravitate commendandum, hactenus nunquam impressum. Edited by Jean Savigny. USTC 138030, 209304. Second edition of the Latin De regno.   

1534. Paris: Pierre Vidoue for Galliot du Pré and Jean Petit. Francisci Patricii Senensis pontificis Caietani de institutione republicae libri novem, historiarum sententiarumque varietate refertissimi cum annotationibus margineis indiceque vocabulorum factorum dictorumque memorabilium copiosissimo. USTC 138225. Third edition of the Latin De republica.  

1534. Paris: Nicholas Cousteau for Jean de la Garde. Livre tres fructueux et utile à toutes personnes de l'institution et administration de la chose publicque. USTC 11073. Second edition of the French translation of the Latin De republica.

1543. Paris: Arnoul and Charles L’Angelier. Compendiosa rerum memorandarum descriptio ex immensis Francisci Patricii Senensis de regno deque institutione reipublicae voluminibus, deprompta … . Cui additur aureus codiculus de institutione principis christiani ex libro Erasmi novissime excerptus. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. USTC 195363, 195364. Second edition of the Latin epitome of De republica and De regno, together with Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince.

1543. Paris: Guillaume Thibaut, Jean Foucher, Poncet Le Preux, and Michel de la Guierche. Compendiosa rerum memorandarum descriptio ex immensis Francisci Patricii Senensis de regno deque institutione reipublicae voluminibus, deprompta … . Cui additur aureus codiculus de institutione principis christiani ex libro Erasmi novissime excerptus. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. USTC 200230. Third edition of the Latin epitome of De republica and De regno, printed together with Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince.

1544. Paris: Charles L’Angelier. Le livre de police humaine, contenant briefve description de plusiers choses dignes de memoire, sicomme du gouvernement d’une royaume et de toute administration de la republique. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. Translated into French by Jean le Blond. USTC 48126. First edition of the French translation of the Latin epitome of De republica.

1545. Venice: Aldus Manutius the Younger. De’ discorsi del reverendo monsignor Francesco Patritii Sanese Vescouo Gaiettano, sopra alle cose appartenenti ad una città libera e famiglia nobile. Translated into Italian by Giovanni Fabrini. USTC 762223. First edition of the Italian translation of the Latin De republica.

1546. Paris: Charles L’Angelier. Le livre de police humaine, contenant briefve description de plusieurs choses dignes de memoire, sicomme du gouvernement d'vne royaume & de toute administration de la republique … . Reveu & corrigé avec grand diligence par ledict translateur [vol. I]. La seconde partie du livre de police humaine, contenant succinctement le gouvernement des royaumes & enseignement des princes… Ensemble une brief recueil du livre d'Erasme, qu'il a composé de l'enseignement du prince chrestien [vol. II]. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. Translated into French by Jean le Blond. Two volumes. USTC 1075. First edition of the French translations of the Latin epitome of De republica and De regno together, printed with an epitome in French of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince.

1547. Venice: Comin da Trino. Il sacro regno de’l gran' Patritio, de'l vero reggimento, e de la vera felicità de'l Principe, e beatitudine humana. Translated into Italian by Giovanni Fabrini. USTC 762198. Second edition of the Italian translation of the Latin De regno.

1549. Paris: Jean Foucher, Vivantius Gaultherot. Compendiosa rerum memorandarum descriptio, ex immensis Francisci Patricii Senensis de regno deque institutione reipublicae voluminibus deprompta… . Cui additur aureus codiculus de institutione principis christiani ex libro Erasmi novissime excerptus. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. Copy held by the British Library. USTC 154778, 200548.  Second edition of the Latin epitome of the De republica and the De regno, printed with an epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince.

1549. Paris: Etienne Groulleau, Oudin Petit. Le livre de police humaine, contenant brieve description de plusiers choses dignes de memoire… . Ensemble un brief recueil du livre d’Erasme qu’il a composé de l’enseignement du prince chrestien. Reveu et corrigé depuis les derniers imprimez. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. Translated into French by Jean le Blond. USTC 457, 83639. Second edition of the French translation of the Latin epitome of De republica and De regno, printed with an epitome in French of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince.

1550 [1549]. Paris: Charles L’Angelier. Le livre de police humaine, contenant brieve description de plusiers choses dignes de memoire… Ensemble un brief recueil du livre d'Erasme, qu'il a composé de l'enseignement du prince chrestien. Reveu et corrigé par ledict translateur. [vol. I, 1550]. La seconde partie du livre de police humaine, contenant succinctement le gouvernement des royaumes, & enseignement des princes. [vol. II, 1549/50; 1549 is the date given in the colophon]. Two volumes. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. Translated into French by Jean le Blond. USTC 461, 75903 [vol. I]; 75904 [vol. II]. Second edition of the two-volume French translation of the Latin epitome of De republica and De regno, printed with an epitome in French of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince.

1552. Paris: Pierre Gaultier. Compendiosa rerum memorandarum descriptio ex immensis Francisci Patritii Senensis de regno deque institutione reipublicae voluminibus deprompta … . Adiecimus item praeter auream libellum de institutione principis christiani ex libro Erasmi exerptum. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. USTC 196496. Third edition of the Latin epitome of De republica and De regno, printed together with an epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince.

1553. Venice: Aldus Manutius the Younger. Il sacro regno del gran' Patritio, de'l vero reggimento e de la vera felicità de'l principe e beatitudine humana. USTC 847036. Third edition of the Italian translation by Giovanni Fabrini of the De regno.

1553. Paris: Madeleine Boursette, Jean Ruelle, Guillaume Thibaut. Le livre de police humaine, contenant brieve description de plusiers choses dignes de memoire… . Ensemble un brief recueil du livre d'Erasme, qu'il a composé de l'enseignement du prince chrestien. Reveu et corrigé depuis les derniers imprimez. USTC 16104, 37150, 41037. Second edition of the single volume edition of the French translations of the Latin epitome of De republica and De regno (based on Groulleau and Petit), printed with a French epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince.

1554. Paris: Guillaume Thibout. Le livre de police humaine, contenant brieve description de plusiers choses dignes de memoire… . Ensemble un brief recueil du livre d'Erasme, qu'il a composé de l'enseignement du prince chrestien. Reveu et corrigé depuis les derniers imprimez. USTC 20647. Reprint or reissue of the 1553 French translations of the Latin epitome of De republica and De regno, printed with a French epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince

1559. Paris: Jérôme de Marnef. Compendiosa epitome commentariorum Francisci Patritii Senensis Episcopi in duas partes secta… . Accedit his de institutione principis christiani ex libro Desiderii Erasmi brevis collectio et insuper ex Stobaeo, Quod optima sit monarchia. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. USTC 152610. Fourth edition of the Latin epitome of the De republica and the De regno, with an epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince and an except from Joannes Stobaeus’ Anthology.

1560. Paris: Jérôme de Marnef. Compendiosa epitome commentariorum Francisci Patritii Senensis Episcopi in duas partes secta… . Accedit his de institutione principis christiani ex libro Desiderii Erasmi brevis collectio et insuper ex Stobaeo, Quod optima sit monarchia. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. USTC 152816. Re-print or reissue of the 1559 Latin epitome of the De republica and the De regno (de Marnef), with an epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince and an except from Joannes Stobaeus’ Anthology.

1566. Paris: Jérôme de Marnef and Guillaume Cavellat. Compendiosa epitome commentariorum Francisci Patritii Senensis episcopi in duas partes secta… . Accedit his de institutione principis christiani ex libro Desiderii Erasmi breuis collectio et insuper ex Stobaeo, Quod optima sit monarchia. Omnia diligentius et accuratius recognita. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. USTC 156914. Fifth edition of the Latin epitome of the De republica and the De regno, with an epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince and an extract from Stobaeus’ Anthology.

1567. Paris: Jean Charron for Gilles Gourbin. De regno et regis institutione libri IX. Edited by Denis Lambin. USTC 158227, 158228, 139755. Third edition of the Latin De regno.

1569. Paris: Gilles Gourbin. De institutione reipublicae libri novem. USTC 140607. Fourth edition of the Latin De republica.  

1569. Venice: Domenico and Giovanni Battista Guerra. Il sacro regno del vero reggimento, e de la vera felicita del principe. Translated into Italian by Giovanni Fabrini. USTC 847041. Fourth edition of the Italian translation of De regno.

1570. Paris: Jérôme de Marnef and Guillaume Cavellat. Compendiosa epitome commentariorum Francisci Patritii Senensis episcopi in duas partes secta… Accedit his de institutione principis christiani ex libro Desiderii Erasmi brevis collectio, et insuper ex Stobaeo, Quod optima sit monarchia. Omnia diligentius et accuratius recognita. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. USTC 170004. Sixth edition of the Latin epitome of the De republica and the De regno, with an epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince and an extract from Stobaeus’ Anthology.

1573. Mainz: Kaspar Behem. Erster theyl des heÿlige Reichs eines wahren Regentens und gewisse glucksaeligkeyt eines gebiettenten Fuerstens. Translated by Johannes Christoph Becker. USTC 653805, 2215682. First edition of the German translation based on the Italian De regno.

1574. Lyons: Benoît Rigaud. De l'enseignement, estat et regime de la chose publique. Translated by Jean le Blond. USTC 14833. Third edition of the French translation of De republica.

1574. Paris: Jérôme de Marnef and Guillaume Cavellat. Compendiosa epitome commentariorum Francisci Patritii Senensis episcopi in duas partes secta… Accedit his de institutione principis christiani ex libro Desiderii Erasmi brevis collectio et insuper ex Stobaeo, Quod optima sit monarchia. Omnia diligentius et accuratius recognita. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. USTC 138580 and 170978. Seventh edition of the Latin epitome of the De republica and the De regno, with an epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince and an extract from Stobaeus’ Anthology.

1575. Paris: Gilles Gourbin. De institutione reipublicae libri novem. USTC 170263. Fifth edition of the Latin De republica.  

1576. London: Thomas Marsh. A moral methode of civile policie containinge a learned and fruictful discourse of the institution, state and government of a common weale. Translated by Richard Robinson. USTC 508259. English translation of the Latin epitome of De republica.  

1577. Paris: Gilles Beys. Les escrits tres dignes de mémoire, de ... François Patrice, evesque de Cayetete. Contenus en neuf livres Latins, traictans du regne ou domination d’un seul, dicte monarchie, et de l’institution d’un bon roy… Livre premier. Translated by Jean Ferey. USTC 56187. First edition of the French translation of book 1 of the Latin De regno.

1577. Paris: Jérôme de Marnef and Guillaume Cavellat. Compendiosa epitome commentariorum Francisci Patritii Senensis episcopi in duas partes secta… Accedit his de institutione principis christiani ex libro Desiderii Erasmi brevis collectio et insuper ex Stobaeo, Quod optima sit monarchia. Omnia diligentius et acuratius recognita. Epitome compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. USTC 171394. Eighth edition of the Latin epitome of the De republica and the De regno, with an epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince and an extract from Stobaeus’ Anthology.

1578. Paris: Jean de Bordeaux, Jean Hulpeau, Marc Locqueneulx, Michael Julian. De institutione reipublicae libri novem multo quam antea emendatiores. Edited by Jean Nicodon. USTC 138791, 138792, 138793, 170425. Sixth edition of the Latin De republica.  

1578. Paris: Jean de Bordeaux, Marc Locqueneulx, Jean Hulpeau, Michel Julian. De regno et regis institutione libri novem, multo quam antea emendatiores. Edited by Jean Nicodon. USTC 138794, 138795, 170434. Fourth edition of the Latin De regno.

1582. Paris: Gilles Gourbin. De regno et regis institutione libri IX. USTC 170613. Fifth edition of the Latin De regno. Privilege dated 18 September 1583.  

1584. Paris: Claude Micard. De l’estat et maniement de la chose publique, ensemble du gouvernement des royaumes et instructions de princes… . Plus y est adjousté un petit abregé du livre d’Erasme, touchant la doctrine et enseignement du prince chrestiens. Le tout mis en bon ordre, avec une table des matieres principales. Translated by Jean Le Blond.. USTC 75188. Third edition of the French translations of the Latin epitome of De republica and De regno, with the French epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince.

1585. Paris: Gilles Gourbin. De institutione reipublicae libri novem. USTC 170765. Sixth edition of the Latin De republica.  

1589. Paris: Guillaume Chaudière. De l’institution de la république. Translated by Jaques Tigeou. USTC 7236. First edition of a new French translation of the Latin De republica, relying heavily on the two prior editions (1534; 1574) of the French translation of the Latin De republica. The French translation by Tigeou, dedicated to Charles X (Charles de Bourbon, claimant to the Kingdom of France, 1523-90), has printed marginal notes and a running commentary (“Annotations”) added by the editor.

1590. Paris: Guillaume Chaudière. De l’institution de la république. Translated by Jacques Tigeou. USTC 39189. Re-print or re-issue of the 1589 French translation of the Latin De republica (Chaudière).

1591. Cologne: Johann Gymnich III. Compendiosa epitome commentariorum Francisci Patritii Senensis in duas partes secta… Accedit his de institutione principis christiani brevis collectio et insuper ex Stobaeo, Quod optima sit monarchia. Omnia diligenter et accurate recognita. Epitome compiled by compiled by Gilles d’Aurigny. USTC 623833. Ninth edition of the Latin epitome of the De republica and the De regno, with an epitome of Erasmus’ Education of a Christian Prince and an extract from Stobaeus’ Anthology.

1591. Madrid: Luis Sanchéz. De reyno y de la institucion del que ha de reynar. Translated by Henrique Garcés. USTC 340893. First Spanish translation of the Latin De regno.  

1594. Montbéliard: Lazare Zetzner. De regno et regis institutione libri IX. Edited by Lazare Zetzner. USTC 110230, 658063. Sixth edition of the Latin De regno.

1594. Strasbourg: Lazare Zetzner. De regno et regis institutione libri IX. Edited by Lazare Zetzner. USTC 658064. Simultaneous separate issue of the 1594 Latin De regno (Zetzner).

1594. Montbéliard: Lazare Zetzner. De institutione reipublicae libri IX. Edited by Lazare Zetzner. USTC 146376. Seventh edition of the Latin De republica.  

1594. Strasbourg: Lazare Zetzner. De institutione reipublicae libri IX. Edited by Lazare Zetzner. USTC 658066. Simultaneous separate issue of the 1594 Latin De republica (Zetzner).

1595. Strasbourg: Lazare Zetzner. De institutione reipublicae libri IX. Edited by Lazare Zetzner. USTC 658065. Re-print or re-issue of the 1594 Latin De republica (Zetzner, Strasbourg).

1599. Torgau: Printer of Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. De regno et regis institutione libri IX ... . Eiusdem de institutione reipublice. Edited by Johannes Wanckel. USTC 658067. First edition of the Latin De regno and the De republica together in one volume.

1608. Strasbourg: Lazare Zetzner. De institutione reipublicae libri IX. Edited by Lazare Zetzner. USTC 2105928. Eighth edition of the Latin De republica, and second edition containing Zetzner’s editorial interventions in the Latin De republica.  

1608. Strasbourg: Lazare Zetzner. De regno et regis institutione libri IX. Edited by Lazare Zetzner. USTC 2001715. Seventh edition of the Latin De regno, and second edition containing Zetzner’s editorial interventions in the Latin De regno.

1610. Paris: Nicholas Buon, Robert Foüet. De l’institution des royaumes et republiques. USTC 66772, 6025973. Second edition of Jacques Tigeou’s French translation of the Latin De republica.  

1666. Helmstedt: Henning Müller. Franciscus Patricius Lib. IIX. De institutione reipublicae titulus XV. In De bibliothecis atque archivis virorum clarissimorum quos aversa monstrat pagina libelli et commentationes, 35-6. Edited by Joachim Johannes Mader. Copy held by the Bavarian State Library, Munich. Anthologized excerpt of book 8, chapter 15 of the Latin De republica.

1702. Helmstedt: Georg Wolfgang Hamm. Franciscus Patricius Lib. IIX. De institutione reipublicae titulus XV. In De bibliothecis atque archivis virorvm clarissimorvm libelli et commentationes… Secundam editionem, 35-6. Edited by Joachim Johannes Mader and Joseph Andreas Schmidt. Copy held by the Bavarian State Library, Munich. Anthologized excerpt of book 8, chapter 15 of the Latin De republica.

Doubtful and ghost editions

1514. Prato. De institutione reipublicae. USTC 847035. The copy cited in USTC, said to be held in Biblioteca Diocesana B. Lucia Broccadelli, Narni, Italy, has been confirmed by the library to be the 1518 Paris Latin edition of the De republica, lacking a title page. “Prato” was likely a misunderstanding of the bookseller’s name, du Pré (Pratensis).

1520. Paris: Pierre Vidoue for Galliot du Pré. Enneas de regno et regis institutione, opus profecto et historiarum varietate et sententiarum gravitate commendandum, hactenus nunquam impressum. Edited by Jean Savigny. USTC 145030. The library holdings listed in USTC for this imprint refer in fact to the 1519 Latin De regno or to the 1520 Latin De republica..

1578. Paris: Guillaume Julian. De institutione reipublicae libri novem multo quam antea emendatiores. Edited by Jean Nicodon. USTC 170426. Doubtful edition: all known copies listed in USTC refer to the 1578 Latin De republica (Michael Julian). Guillaume (his brother) was an active publisher-bookseller at the time, so it is possible he also sold this edition, but no known copies can be located with his name in the colophon.