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Moriæ encomium; or, A panegyrick upon folly.

Title
Moriæ encomium; or, A panegyrick upon folly. Written in Latin by Desiderius Erasmus. Done into English, and illustrated with above fifty curious cuts, design'd and drawn by Hans Holbeine. To which is prefix'd, Erasmus's Epistle to Sir Thomas More, and an account of Hans Holbeine's pictures, &c. and where to be seen.
Author
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.
Publication
London, Printed, and sold by J. Woodward, in Threadneedle street, 1709.

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Additional Authors
  • Kennett, White, 1660-1728.
  • Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543.
  • Duyckinck Collection.
Description
12 p. l., xvi, viii, [12], 171 p. front. (port.) illus., 24 pl.; 20 1/2 cm.
Alternative Title
Panegyrick upon folly.
Subject
  • More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535
  • Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543 > Bibliography
  • Folly
Note
  • Translated by White Kennett, bishop of Peterborough.
  • The 1st edition appeared (without illus.) Oxford, 1683, under title "Witt against Wisdom. Or A panegyrick upon Folly".
  • The 46 cuts are from a series of drawings made on the margins of a copy of the Latin edition printed at Basel in 1514?, here reversed. The greater part were by Hans Holbein, the rest by his brother Ambrosius, and possibly two other, unknown artists. c̦̲f. A. B. Chamberlain, Hans Holbein, v. 1, p. 45-50, and Paul Mantz, Hans Holbein.
Call Number
NHP (Erasmus, D. Moriae encomium. 1709)
LCCN
16012151
OCLC
3473469
Author
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.
Title
Moriæ encomium; or, A panegyrick upon folly. Written in Latin by Desiderius Erasmus. Done into English, and illustrated with above fifty curious cuts, design'd and drawn by Hans Holbeine. To which is prefix'd, Erasmus's Epistle to Sir Thomas More, and an account of Hans Holbeine's pictures, &c. and where to be seen.
Imprint
London, Printed, and sold by J. Woodward, in Threadneedle street, 1709.
Added Author
Kennett, White, 1660-1728. Translator
Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543. Illustrator
Duyckinck Collection.
Added Title
Panegyrick upon folly.
Research Call Number
NHP (Erasmus, D. Moriae encomium. 1709)
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