Erasmus, Praise Of Folly 1stEd.1965 Franz Masereel ill.
"Moriae Encomium, or The Praise Of Folly", by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, translated from the Latin Text by Harry Carter, with An Introduction by Henrik Willem Van Loon, and illustrated with Woodcuts by Franz Masereel. Printed by Joh. Enshede En Zonen-Haarlem, Holland for the Heritage Press, New York. Special limited edition issued in 1965. The woodcuts by Masereel were specially created for this edition.
"The Praise of Folly" (Latin: Stultitiae Laus or Moriae Encomium; Dutch title: "Lof der Zotheid"), 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 "De Triumpho Stultitiae," it is a satirical attack on superstitions and other traditions of European society.
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 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.
Frans Masereel (1889-1972) was a Flemish painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France, known especially for his woodcuts focused on political and social issues.
Masereel's woodcut series, mainly of socio-critical content and expressionistic in form, made Masereel internationally known. Among them were the wordless novels 25 Images of a "Man's Passion" (1918), "Passionate Journey" (1919), "The Sun" (1919), "The Idea" (1920), "Story Without Words" (1920), and "Landscapes and Voices" (1929). At that time Masereel also drew illustrations for famous works of world literature by Thomas Mann, Émile Zola, and Stefan Zweig. He also produced a series of illustrations for the classic Legend of "Thyl Ulenspiegel" and "Lamme Goedzak" by his fellow Belgian Charles De Coster; these illustrations followed the book in its translations to numerous languages.
Masereel's woodcuts influenced Lynd Ward and later graphic artists such as George Walker, Clifford Harper, Eric Drooker,and New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $27.50
Condition Report: Illustrated hard boards, cloth spine stamped in gold; 6.1/4” x 9.1/4”; frontispiece; 125 pages with c. 15 text illustrations, 12 full-page plates [all plates are present] + colophon; near fine condition.
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"Moriae Encomium, or The Praise Of Folly", by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, translated from the Latin Text by Harry Carter, with An Introduction by Henrik Willem Van Loon, and illustrated with Woodcuts by Franz Masereel. Printed by Joh. Enshede En Zonen-Haarlem, Holland for the Heritage Press, New York. Special limited edition issued in 1965. The woodcuts by Masereel were specially created for this edition.
"The Praise of Folly" (Latin: Stultitiae Laus or Moriae Encomium; Dutch title: "Lof der Zotheid"), 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 "De Triumpho Stultitiae," it is a satirical attack on superstitions and other traditions of European society.
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 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.
Frans Masereel (1889-1972) was a Flemish painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France, known especially for his woodcuts focused on political and social issues.
Masereel's woodcut series, mainly of socio-critical content and expressionistic in form, made Masereel internationally known. Among them were the wordless novels 25 Images of a "Man's Passion" (1918), "Passionate Journey" (1919), "The Sun" (1919), "The Idea" (1920), "Story Without Words" (1920), and "Landscapes and Voices" (1929). At that time Masereel also drew illustrations for famous works of world literature by Thomas Mann, Émile Zola, and Stefan Zweig. He also produced a series of illustrations for the classic Legend of "Thyl Ulenspiegel" and "Lamme Goedzak" by his fellow Belgian Charles De Coster; these illustrations followed the book in its translations to numerous languages.
Masereel's woodcuts influenced Lynd Ward and later graphic artists such as George Walker, Clifford Harper, Eric Drooker,and New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $27.50
Condition Report: Illustrated hard boards, cloth spine stamped in gold; 6.1/4” x 9.1/4”; frontispiece; 125 pages with c. 15 text illustrations, 12 full-page plates [all plates are present] + colophon; near fine condition.
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