Martin Bucer and the Revision of the 1549 Book of Common Prayer: Reform of Ceremonies and the Didactic Use of Ritual

Abstract

This paper looks again at Erasmus's Ciceronianus, a satire published in 1528, which created enormous controversy on it's appearance. The text raises questions which are difficult to answer. One of the central characters in the work is Nosoponus (Mr Workmad). The paper puts the case for identifying this character with Giulio Camillo Delminio (c. 1480-1544).