Leaves from stultifera navis Catalogue 19 & 20

Alternative Title

Catalogue 19 & 20

Creator

University of South FloridaTampa Campus Library

Files

Publication Date

January 2001

Abstract

Cat. 20 recto: Woodblock (9 x 12) depicting the queen of fools underneath a tent surrounded by six men. Woodblock (2 x 12) with undulating vine motif. verso: Single column of text in black, 30 lines. Cat. 21 recto: Woodblock (9 x 12) depicting two fools with another figure pointing a finger disapprovingly. Woodblock (2 x 12) with undulating vine motif. verso: Single column of text in black, 30 l ines.

Keywords

Incunabula, Switzerland

Notes

Text in Latin. Original image found in: Sacred leaves beyond the quill ... printed books, 1450 - 1500. Printed by Johann Bergmann von Olpe, Basel, Switzerland. Text identification:The stultifera navis (ship of fools) was written by Sebastian Brant (1458-1521) in 1494. It is a didactic satire that narrates the journey of 112 fools to the paradise of fools, "narragonia". Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Geographic Location

Switzerland

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Media Type

illuminated manuscripts

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

S04-00228-02013_B

Recommended Citation

University of South FloridaTampa Campus Library, "Leaves from stultifera navis Catalogue 19 & 20" (2001). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 180.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/180