Moriae Encomium D Erasmi Roterodami Cu M Gerardi Listrii Trium Linguarum Periti Commentariis

by Desiderius Erasmus

$12,500 · Offered by Liber Antiquus

THE 1524 BADIUS ASCENSIUS EDITION. Written in 1509 as a visitor's gift to Thomas More, whose name -Morus- was so aptly similar to the Greek moros, folly, the Moriae Encomium was first printed by Gilles de Gourmont at Paris, probably in 1511. Bound in contemporary limp vellum, lightly soiled. The contents are in very good condition with a few pencil annotations and light soiling to the title page. With Badius' device of his print shop, the

• Binding: Leather

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