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University Printing House, CambridgeiCBi 2 8BS,iUnited Kingdom Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Information on this title: /9780521588119 in the introduction, translation of the Panegyric, and editorial matter Cambridge University Press 1997 in the translations of The Education of a Christian Prince and prefatory letters, the University of Toronto Press 1974 The translation of The Education of a Christian Prince is taken from Volume 27 of The Collected works of, pp. 199-- 288, and is reprinted by kind permission of the University of Toronto Press Incorporated. This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 1997 14th printing 2015 Printed in the United States of America by Sheridan Books, Inc. A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data, Desiderius, d. 1536 [Institutio principis Christiani. English] The Education of a Christian prince/; translated by Neil M. Cheshire and Michael J. Heath; with the Panegyric for Archduke Philip of Austria; edited and translated by Lisa Jardine. p. 00cm. (Cambridge texts in the history of political thought) includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0 521 58216 4 ISBN 0521 58811 1 (pbk.) 1. Education of princes. 2. Kings and rulers - Duties. 3. Peace. I. Jardine, Lisa. II. Cheshire, Neil M. III. Heath. Michael J. (Michael John). IV., Desiderius, d. 1536. Ad illustrissimum principem Philippum. English. V. Title VI. Series. JC145.E65 1997 320.01 dc20 96 35 84 1CIP ISBN-13 978-0-521-58811-9 paperback CambridgeUniversityPresshasnoresponsibilityforthepersistenceoraccuracyofURLs forexternalorthird-partyinternetwebsitesreferredtointhispublication,anddoesnot guaranteethatanycontentonsuchwebsitesis,orwillremain,accurateorappropriate. Information regarding prices, travel timetables and other factual information given in this. work are correct at the time of first printing but Cambridge University Press does not guarantee the accuracy of such information thereafter.