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BADE (Josse). *Navis stultifera collectanea*.
See original version (French)
207
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BADE (Josse). *Navis stultifera collectanea*.
See original version (French)
Estimate €5,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
BADE (Josse). *Navis stultifera collectanea*. Paris, Enguilbert de Marnef, 1507. Quarto, brown morocco on bevelled boards, blind and gilt tooling, clover-shaped fleurons in the border and on the spine, clasps (modern binding).
Gothic edition adorned with a title printed in red and black, decorated with a woodcut and the mark of Enguilbert de Marnef. (Renouard, Bade, vol. II, p. 83, no. 4.)
Josse Bade’s text is inspired by Sebastian Brant’s *Narrenschiff* (*Ship of Fools*), a famous satirical and moral treatise first published in 1494. His *Navis stultifera* was first printed in 1505.
Josse Bade divided Brant’s text into 113 verses, each accompanied by a prose explanation, the moral of which often differs from that of Brant’s text.
The edition is illustrated with 115 woodcuts copied from the first editions of this essential *Ship of Fools*.
The leaves are often slightly stained, particularly the first few; there are some foxing spots, a small repair and part of a margin has been doubled on the last leaf.
Expert: Mr Dominique Courvoisier
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About the sale
TREASURES OF THE LOIRE VALLEY: books and archaeology
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Auction time
11/23/2026 at 2:00 PM
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