1724 Erasmus Translation In Praise of Folly Early Leather Illustrations Fold Out

Description: Moriae Encomium or, The Praise of Folly. Made English from the Latin of Erasmus. By W. Kennett of S. Edm Hall, Oxon, now Lord Bishop of Peterborough. Adorn’d with forty six copper Plates and the Effigies of Erasmus and Sir Thomas More: all neatly engraved from the designs of the celebrated Hans Holbeine. To which is prefix’d A Preface by the Translator and divers Copies of Commendatory Verses. The Fourth Edition. London: Printed for J. Wilford, at the Three Flower de Luces In Little Britain. 1724. Cambridge binding, previous restoration, 168 p., with 46 engraved plates after Hans Holbein, 6 folding, and 2 engraved portraits including the frontispiece of Erasmus. Text-block complete, all plates present. 6.25 x 4”, 18mo. In fair condition. Front board detached from restored binding. Rear board attached by cording only (hinge split), fragile. Boards are scuffed at edges but clean at restored. Head of spine lacking. Title label chipped at front hinge, but text remains legible. Fresh paste-downs and end-pages lightly toned at edges. Water or tea dampness staining found in gutter between front fly-leaf and frontispiece, engraving remains clean. Light toning throughout text-block, some off-setting to leaves adjacent to plates. Some fold-outs are toned or lightly torn at creases, but all remain intact. Perfect candidate for some light restoration (i.e. reattach front board). Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. In Praise of Folly, also translated as The Praise of Folly (Latin: Stultitiae Laus or Moriae Encomium), is an essay written in Latin in 1509 by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and first printed in June 1511. Inspired by previous works of the Italian humanist Faustino Perisauli [it] De Triumpho Stultitiae, it is a spiraling satirical attack on all aspects of human life, not ignoring superstitions and religious corruption, but with a pivot into an orthodox religious purpose. Erasmus revised and extended his work, which was originally written in the space of a week while sojourning with Sir Thomas More at More's house in Bucklersbury in the City of London. The title Moriae Encomium had a punning second meaning as In Praise of More (in Greek moría translates into "folly"). In Praise of Folly is considered one of the most notable works of the Renaissance and played an important role in the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. Fourth Edition, in English. With Plates (complete). RAREB1724FOPA 01/19 FORN-SHELF-0461-BB-2409-HKREV28

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