First edition of the pamphlet Conclusiones principaliter suspectae et scandalosae quae reperiuntur in libris Erasmi Roterodami, a sharp attack accusing Erasmus of heresy.Published in Rome in 1523 and circulated subversively during the interregnum after Pope Adrian VIs death, the work listed forty-two theological positions drawn from Erasmuss writings. Stunica presented each as suspect or outright scandalous, implying a dangerous alignment with Lutheran heresy.
Unlike his earlier scholarly critiques, this was an act of polemical theatre: anonymous, sharp, and designed for mass impact. According to Erasmus later account, the pamphlets were handed out on the streets of Rome by vendors who also sold eggs and mushrooms. Erasmus, who received a copy in January of 1524, responded with his Apologia ad Stunicae conclusiones. It was his fourth direct reply to Stunica and in it he took a more defensive tone. He accused his opponent of relying on outdated editions, decontextualizing quotes, and deliberately misreading his intent. He also reminded readers that some of the statements had been made before Luther was even known, and that his views had since evolved.
The binding is slightly rubbed and/or stained. Otherwise in very good condition. Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo, 56424; Chaparro Gómez, "Erasmo de Rotterdam y Diego López de Zúñiga: una polémica áspera y prolongada", Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate 16 (2014) pp. 157-187; OPAC SBN, IT\ICCU\CNCE\056424 (2 copies); USTC 838606, (2 copies, same as OPAC SBN).