MARC Record from University of Toronto

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100 10 $aErasmus, Desiderius,$dd. 1536
245 10 $aMoriae encomium;$bor, A panegyrick upon folly, written in Latin by Desiderius Erasmus$cdone into English and illustrated with above 50 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.
260 0 $aLondon,$bPrinted and sold by J. Woodward,$c1709.
300 $a[24], xvi, viii, [12], 171 p.$billus., 24 plates, port.
500 $aTranslated by White Kennett, Bishop of Peterborough.
500 $aThe first edition appeared (without illus.) Oxford, 1683, under title: Witt against wisdom; or, A panegyrick upon folly.
500 $aThe 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 2 other unknown artists. Cf LC.
590 $aRBSC copy: Portrait and 1 plate wanting. With the autograph of W. Buckley, 1723 on front flyleaf.$5CaOTUTF
600 10 $aHolbein, Hans,$d1497-1543$xBibliography
600 10 $aMore, Thomas,$cSir, Saint,$d1478-1535
650 0 $aFolly
700 11 $aKennett, White,$d1660-1728.
700 11 $aHolbein, Hans,$d1497-1543.
700 1 $aBuckley, W.$e(autograph)
740 00 $aPanegyrick upon folly
740 00 $aMoriae encomium.$lEnglish.$f1709
948 $a07/15/1992$b03/25/2002
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