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Author	Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.
Title	L'éloge de la folie, / traduit du latin d'Érasme par M. Gueudeville.
Publication Info.	[Paris : s.n.], M. DCC LI. [1751]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Rare Books Medium	Z-M E651 M5	IN LIBRARY

Edition	Nouvelle édition / revüe et corrigée sur le texte de l'édition de Bâsle. ; Ornèe de nouvelles figures. ; Avec des notes.
Description	[8], xxiv, 222, [2] p., [14] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. (4to)
Note	Signatures: [pi]⁴ a-c⁴ A-Ee⁴.
	Edited by Meusnier de Querlon.
	Engravings after Charles Eisen, signed. Engraved vignettes on t.p., p. [1], and p. 222. Headpiece signed "N"; small type ornaments in bands; tail-piece signed [JP] or [P].
	Red and black t.p.; half-title; catchwords; watermarks.
	"Table des matieres": p. [1]-[2] at end; "Explication des figures" on two leaves following title leaf.
Local Note	Binding: speckled calf, gold fillets on boards with single flowers tooled on each corner; raised bands; gold tooling, fillets, and rolls on spine panels; marbled/coated paper; blue silk ribbon; all edges gilt.
Subject	Folly -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Early works to 1800.
Added Author	Gueudeville, Nicolas, ca. 1654-ca. 1721.
	Meusnier de Querlon, A.-G. (Anne-Gabriel), 1702-1780.
	Eisen, Charles, 1720-1778.
	Flipart, Jean Jacques, 1719-1782,
	Pasquier, J. J.,
	Le Mire, N.,
	Le Bas,
	Martinasie, P. F.,
	De Laforre,
	Tardieu, J.,
	Tardieu, P. F. (Pierre François), 1757-1822.
	Le Grand, Louis, 1588-1664.
	Pincio, A.,
	Liamet, J. A.,
Added Title	Moriae encomium. French

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