Moriæ encomium: or, the praise of folly. Made English from the Latin of Erasmus. By W. Kennet of S. Edm. Hall, Oxon. late Lord Bishop of Peterborough. Adorn'd with forty-eight copper plates, including the Effigies of Erasmus and Sir Thomas More: All neatly engraved from the designs of the celebrated Hans Holbeine. To which is prefix'd, a preface by the translator, And divers Copies of Commendatory Verses.

  • Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.
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MDCCXXXV. [1735]
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Moriæ encomium. English

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London : printed for J. Wilford, at the Three Flower-de-Luces behind the Chapter-House in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXV. [1735]

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[20],vi[i.e.xx],184,[4]p.,plates : ports. ; 120.

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The fifth edition.

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ESTC T140765

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