Encomium moriae [FACSIMILE]
Hans Holbein, the Younger
(German, 1497 or 1498–1543)
Ambrosius Holbein
(German, 1494?–about 1520)
Desiderius Erasmus
(Netherlandish (worked in England and Switzerland), died in 1536)
Johann Froben
(Swiss, died in 1527)
1515
Place of PublicationBasel, Switzerland
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with numerous photolithographed illustrations after original drawings
DimensionsOverall: 24.2 x 17.2 x 3.1 cm (9 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession numberBR2765.1-2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
Basel: Henning Oppermann, 1931
ProvenanceAcquired November 12, 1931, by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936; his name appears as original subscriber in vol. 2, p. VII), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.
