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 with lithographs taken from Sebastian Brant, Dass Narrenschyff ad Narragoniam, Basel 1494.
From the Seller's description: Leaf of Ship of Fools no. 80 : On verso, bookfool in his library dusting useless books. Artist: Haintznar.
Original Condition
On the recto, there is a roman numeral III in the top-right corner.
Current Condition
Dimensions are taken from an auction listing.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Reprint of Von vnnutze buchern.
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.