Sebastian Brant Narrenschiff Stultifera Navis Basel Bergmann 1497 Incunable

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Sebastian Brant Narrenschiff Stultifera Navis Basel Bergmann 1497 Incunable
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Brant, Sebastian (1458-1521), Jakob Locher (1471-1528) and Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528):
Stultifera Navis. (The Ship of Fools, lat. by Jacobus Locher Philomusus.)
Basel, Johann Bergmann von Olpe 1st March 1497.
18th century calf ([21.4 x 16.4 cm]. 145 number leaves, 3 unnumbered leaves. With 117 large woodcut illustrations ia by Albrecht Dürer. -- FIRST LATIN EDITION. Brant's Ship of Fools became the most important of a long line of moralizing works in which the weaknesses and vices of mankind are satirized as follies. A satirical allegory in which more than 100 fools are on a ship's journey to the fictional country of Naragonia, holding up a critical and satirical mirror to the world through an entertaining description of their vices and peculiarities. Composed in popular humorous verse and illustrated by a remarkable series of 117 woodcuts of which seventy-five are now attributed to the young Albrecht Dürer - the book was an immediate success. The Ship of Fools was the first original work by a German which passed into world literature and its influence was extensive and prolonged. His most immediate imitators were Geiler von Kaisersberg, Thomas Murner, Hans Sachs and Johannes Fischart. Erasmus Rotterdam's Moriae Encomium was directly inspired by it. Jacobus Locher's important Latin translation is not a literal one, but rather a free adaptation (see: Michael Rupp. "Ship of Fools" and "Stultifera navis". Munster, Waxmann, 2002). It was this Locher version that quickly spread across national borders and made Brant's Ship of Fools an international success, served as the basis for nearly all the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century reprints and translations. Seventy-five of the woodcuts are attributed to the young Albrecht Dürer, the rest is ascribed to the master of the Heintz Narr (a provisional name deriving from the woodcut on f. 15 recto) and other local artists. (see: Friedrich Winkler: Dürer and the illustrations for the Ship of Fools. Berlin, 1951 and the catalog for the Dürer year. Munich, 1971, no. 154). They largely match those of the first and second German editions, three new woodcuts were engraved for this edition, the title illustration was re-engraved and the woodcut on 'm1 verso' was also re-engraved, the decorative borders are only partially related. "The woodcut illustrations created for the Ship of Fools are of immense density and tenseness. Since there was no iconographical tradition for this newly conceived text, the subjects and scenes of the illustrations had to be created entirely new. The images presented are of such convincing force that their equal in design had never before been seen" (A Heavenly Craft, p. 63). The Ship of Fools is the first literary work to announce the discovery of the New World, which is not surprising, since it was Bergmann who published the first German edition of the Columbus letter, announcing his discovery of the New World, in 1493. -- A very good copy with some contemporary underlinings and marginalia. Slightly trimmed at the top, so that in some cases the pagination is somewhat cut off. A corner tear and a small tear in the white margin added, last leaf of the table laid down. Cover at front joint partly burst. - A very good copy. || || || || FIRST LATIN EDITION. Brant's Ship of Fools became the most important of a long line of moralizing works in which mankind's weaknesses and vices are satirized as follies. A satirical allegory in which more than 100 fools embark on a voyage to the fictional country of Naragon, holding up a critically satirical mirror to the world through an entertaining description of their vices and idiosyncrasies. Written in popular humorous verse and illustrated by a remarkable series of 117 woodcuts, 75 of which are now attributed to the young Albrecht Dürer, the book was an instant hit. The Ship of Fools was the first work by a German to appear in world literature and its impact was far-reaching and lasting. His most immediate imitators were Geiler von Kaisersberg, Thomas Murner, Hans Sachs and Johannes Fischart. Erasmus of Rotterdam's Moriae Encomium was directly inspired by it. Jacobus Locher's important Latin translation is not a literal but a free adaptation of the text (see: Michael Rupp. Ship of Fools and Stultifera navis. Munster, Waxmann, 2002). It was Locher's version that quickly spread across national borders and made Brant's Ship of Fools an international success. It also served as the basis for almost all reprints and translations of the 15th century. and 16 century. 75 of the woodcuts are attributed to the young Albrecht Dürer, the rest are attributed to the master of the Heintz Narr (a provisional name derived from the woodcut on f. 15 recto) and other local artists. (see: Friedrich Winkler: Dürer and the illustrations for the ship of fools. Berlin, 1951 and catalog for the Dürer year. Munich, 1971, no. 154). They largely correspond to those of the first and second German editions, three new woodcuts were made for this edition, the title illustration has been recut and the woodcut on 'm1 verso' has also been recut. "The woodcut illustrations created for the Ship of Fools are of immense density and tenseness. Since there was no iconographical tradition for this newly conceived text, the subjects and scenes of the illustrations had to be created entirely new. The images presented are of such convincing force that their equal in design had never before been seen" (A Heavenly Craft, p. 63). The Ship of Fools is the first literary work to announce the discovery of the New World, which is not surprising since it was Bergmann who published the first German edition of the Columbus letter in 1493, in which he announced his discovery of the New World. -- Very good copy with some contemporary underlinings and marginalia. Slightly cropped at the top so that the pagination is cut off in places. A corner tear and a small tear in the white margin repaired, last leaf of register mounted. Cover partially cracked at the front hinge. - Very good copy. -- GW 5054; scribe 3567; grove 3746; Meder, Dürer p. 275; Schramm XXII, 32. -- Provenance: William Combes (1757?-1837) (His engraved bookplate on inner front cover) -- -- -- -- More pictures on our own website. / More pictures on our own website.
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18th century calf ([21.4 x 16.4 cm]. 145 number leaves, 3 unnumbered leaves. With 117 large woodcut illustrations ia by Albrecht Dürer. -- FIRST LATIN EDITION. Brant's Ship of Fools became the most important of a long line of moralizing works in which the weaknesses and vices of mankind are satirized as follies. A satirical allegory in which more than 100 fools are on a ship's journey to the fictional country of Naragonia, holding up a critical and satirical mirror to the world through an entertaining description of their vices and peculiarities. Composed in popular humorous verse and illustrated by a remarkable series of 117 woodcuts of which seventy-five are now attributed to the young Albrecht Dürer - the book was an immediate success. The Ship of Fools was the first original work by a
18th century calf ([21.4 x 16.4 cm]. 145 number leaves, 3 unnumbered leaves. With 117 large woodcut illustrations ia by Albrecht Dürer. -- FIRST LATIN EDITION. Brant's Ship of Fools became the most important of a long line of moralizing works in which the weaknesses and vices of mankind are satirized as follies. A satirical allegory in which more than 100 fools are on a ship's journey to the fictional country of Naragonia, holding up a critical and satirical mirror to the world through an entertaining description of their vices and peculiarities. Composed in popular humorous verse and illustrated by a remarkable series of 117 woodcuts of which seventy-five are now attributed to the young Albrecht Dürer - the book was an immediate success. The Ship of Fools was the first original work by a
18th century calf ([21.4 x 16.4 cm]. 145 number leaves, 3 unnumbered leaves. With 117 large woodcut illustrations ia by Albrecht Dürer. -- FIRST LATIN EDITION. Brant's Ship of Fools became the most important of a long line of moralizing works in which the weaknesses and vices of mankind are satirized as follies. A satirical allegory in which more than 100 fools are on a ship's journey to the fictional country of Naragonia, holding up a critical and satirical mirror to the world through an entertaining description of their vices and peculiarities. Composed in popular humorous verse and illustrated by a remarkable series of 117 woodcuts of which seventy-five are now attributed to the young Albrecht Dürer - the book was an immediate success. The Ship of Fools was the first original work by a
18th century calf ([21.4 x 16.4 cm]. 145 number leaves, 3 unnumbered leaves. With 117 large woodcut illustrations ia by Albrecht Dürer. -- FIRST LATIN EDITION. Brant's Ship of Fools became the most important of a long line of moralizing works in which the weaknesses and vices of mankind are satirized as follies. A satirical allegory in which more than 100 fools are on a ship's journey to the fictional country of Naragonia, holding up a critical and satirical mirror to the world through an entertaining description of their vices and peculiarities. Composed in popular humorous verse and illustrated by a remarkable series of 117 woodcuts of which seventy-five are now attributed to the young Albrecht Dürer - the book was an immediate success. The Ship of Fools was the first original work by a
18th century calf ([21.4 x 16.4 cm]. 145 number leaves, 3 unnumbered leaves. With 117 large woodcut illustrations ia by Albrecht Dürer. -- FIRST LATIN EDITION. Brant's Ship of Fools became the most important of a long line of moralizing works in which the weaknesses and vices of mankind are satirized as follies. A satirical allegory in which more than 100 fools are on a ship's journey to the fictional country of Naragonia, holding up a critical and satirical mirror to the world through an entertaining description of their vices and peculiarities. Composed in popular humorous verse and illustrated by a remarkable series of 117 woodcuts of which seventy-five are now attributed to the young Albrecht Dürer - the book was an immediate success. The Ship of Fools was the first original work by a
18th century calf ([21.4 x 16.4 cm]. 145 number leaves, 3 unnumbered leaves. With 117 large woodcut illustrations ia by Albrecht Dürer. -- FIRST LATIN EDITION. Brant's Ship of Fools became the most important of a long line of moralizing works in which the weaknesses and vices of mankind are satirized as follies. A satirical allegory in which more than 100 fools are on a ship's journey to the fictional country of Naragonia, holding up a critical and satirical mirror to the world through an entertaining description of their vices and peculiarities. Composed in popular humorous verse and illustrated by a remarkable series of 117 woodcuts of which seventy-five are now attributed to the young Albrecht Dürer - the book was an immediate success. The Ship of Fools was the first original work by a
Sprache
Lateinisch
Autor
Brant, Sebastian (1458-1521), Jakob Locher (1471-1528) und Alb
Genre
Antiquarische Bücher / Inkunabeln / Incunables
Eigenschaften
Erstausgabe
Erscheinungsjahr
1st March 1497
Verlag
Basel, Johann Bergmann von Olpe