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Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)

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£ 4 000
Auction dateClassic
09.12.2020 00:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 470217
Lot 163 | Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)
Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)

L'Eloge de la folie. 1751

ERASMUS, Desiderius (1466-1536). L'Eloge de la folie. [Paris: n.p.,] 1751.



A deluxe copy, printed on large paper, in a fine contemporary binding with tools designed specifically for the work, and with the pages ruled in gold, blue or red. The special bindings, incorporating a ‘fool’ tool, have been assigned to Derome le Père by Esmerian and Cohen-de Ricci (see Esmerian III, 1973, no. 27 and plate for nearly identical binding). ‘Eisen’s plates follow the triumphant course of Folly throughout society. He is shown in person lecturing a polite audience which includes an attentive monkey, encouraging a duel, and leading a hunt […] The book should be sought in the superior quarto edition, for which Eisen provided the frontispiece with a fine rococo frame. It shows Folly offering his bauble to the goddess of Wisdom’ (Ray). Even among the large-paper copies, the present one stands out as a luxury object; the copy described by Ray was unruled and bound merely in quarter brown morocco. Cohen-de Ricci 348-349; Ray, French 24.



Quarto (236 x 176mm). Title printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, title vignette and 13 engraved plates by Eisen, the text ruled in red and blue throughout, plates ruled in gold and red, each plate and leaf of text within elaborate rococo border (some minor browning, a few trivial stains). Contemporary French olive morocco possibly by Derome le Père, sides with elaborate gilt dentelle borders incorporating ‘fool’ and butterfly tools, gilt ‘fool’ motif repeated in compartments, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt (trivial rubbing at extremities); modern cloth box.

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