Johannes Geiler von Kaisersburg, Navicula sive speculorum fatuorum
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Assembled from observations by Rebecka Lindau, Head, The John Miller Burnam Classics Library, University of Cincinnati with Yo Shionoya, Special Projects Student Assistant, integrating information from the seller.
General Information
Printed
From the seller's description: Leaf of Ship of Fools no. 49 : On verso, demon approaches vain woman admiring herself in the mirror. Artist: Albrecht Dürer.
Original Condition
On the recto, the roman numeral XXX appears in the top-right corner.
Current Condition
Dimensions are taken from an auction listing.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Reprint of Vberhebung der hochfart.
Content
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Content Item
- Persons Johannes Geiler von Kaysersberg
- Text Language Latin
- Title Navicula sive Speculum fatuorum
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Content Description
Published in Strasbourg: Johannes Prüss, 1511. Kayserberg's text is a series of sermons/commentaries on Sebastian Brant's Das Narrenschiff, and the woodcuts are taken from the 1494 Basel edition.
History
It is unknown when this leaf was removed from the original volume.