Information about this leaf: The woodcut is a representation of the vices 'Of Beggars.' All 117 original woodcuts from Stultifera Navis or Ship of Fools, including this one, as well as the printer's device of Johann Bergmann von Olpe, can be viewed in the University of Houston's digital library by following this link: Ship of Fools
Information about this book: "The famous fifteenth-century satire on mankind's weaknesses and follies, "The Ship of Fools"/"Das Narrenschiff," composed in humorous verse by the German humanist Sebastian Brant, was first published in Basel by Johann Bergmann in 1494. Illustrated by woodcuts, many of which authorities now believe were designed by Albrecht Durer, it was immediately taken up by other printers and several unauthorized reprints using the original woodcuts appeared in other German cities in the same year. In 1497 a Latin translation done by Brant's friend Jacob Locher was published by the original printer. This copy is dated 1498. The volume contains one hundred and seventeen woodcuts, the first in the book bearing the date 1497 as does Bergmann's device which follows the colophon. The device shows a lion with a shield bearing six hills surmounted by a fleur-de-lis, which is surrounded by a scroll 'Nihil Sine Causa,' the date, and another scroll 'Io Bergman De Olpe.' There are ornamental side borders."
--WorldCat record for the book (viewed on 02/17/2016)
Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.
This leaf was identified from information on the label and through examination of the University of Houton's digital collection of the woodcuts (viewed on 02/17/2016). WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.
