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For a helpful account of Desiderius Erasmus and his life, see A.H.T. Levi’s (1971) introduction to the Penguin edition of Erasmus’ (1511), In Praise of Folly. For Julius II’s army, see Erasmus (1511), p 179; for the spin doctors see p 181. For Erasmus’ visit to More, see Cornelis Augustijn (1991), Erasmus: His Life, Works and Influence, p 57.