L'Éloge de la folie - Erasmus, Desiderius 1466-1536; Gueudeville, Nicolas 1652-1721 (s.l. s.n., 1757)
In Praise of Folly, also translated as The Praise of Folly (Latin: Stultitiae Laus or Moriae Encomium), is an essay written in Latin in 1509 by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and first printed in June 1511. It is a satirical attack on superstitions, other traditions of European society and on the Western Church.
beautifully illustrated, indeedengravings by Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu, Noël Le Mire, Jean-Baptiste Delafosse, Louis Legrand, Jean-Jacques Flipart, Jacques Aliamet
Encomium Moriae, sive Stultitae laus
Ex Libris anonymous coat of arms (plate)Ex Libris J Bentégeat (manuscript)
Traduit du latin d'Erasme, Nouvelle Edition revuë & corrigée sur le Texte de l'Edition de Bâle, et ornée de nouvelles figures, avec des notes
Keywords: 16th Century (1501-1600); 18th Century (1701-1800); Philosophy; Moral education; Satire