Sebastian Brant, Narrenschiff (The Ship of Fools), Latin translation by Jakob Locher. Pr. Georg Stuchs, Nuremberg, after 1 Mar. 1497. Hain 3747. Qto. Brant’s popular satire on the weaknesses and vices of his time was written in 1494. It takes the form of an allegory, in which a ship laden with fools and steered by fools sails to the fools’ paradise of Narragonia (German Narr = fool). A single leaf (fo. lxxvii), acquired by William Crowther from the bookseller Alan G. Thomas of Bournemouth. State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, CRO 090. BRA.
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