[EBERLIN VON GÜNZBURG, Johann].
Erasmus von Rotherodam ein fürst aller gelerten zu unseren zyte[n], schreibt im buch gena[nn]t Encomion morias, vom predigen der ba[e]ttel münch. Ein jeden ich hie früntlich bit, Das er mich la[e]ss und lach nit. Der. VI. bundtsgnosz.
[Basel, Pamphilus Gengenbach, 1521]. 4to. With 1 large woodcut portrait of Erasmus on the title page, 2 decorated woodcut initials, and a woodcut tailpiece below the end of the text. Modern marbled calf. [5] [1 blank] ll.
€ 4,500
First edition of the sixth pamphlet in the Reformation series Die Bundesgenossen (The Confederates) written by Johnn Eberlin von Günzburg (1470-1533). It was printed in Basel by Pamphilus Gengenbach (1480-1524), a printer, writer, and publisher who played a pivotal role in shaping the early protestant movement in Switzerland.
Gengenbach was a passionate advocate for religious and political reform. He recognised the powerful potential of the printed word to incite change.His publications, written in the vernacular and full of references to current events and debates, show how cleverly he used print to spread his message.The Fünfzehn Bundesgenossen, which Gengenbach chose to publish individually over time, was never officially compiled into a single collected edition. As a result, this sixth pamphlet has survived as a separate, standalone piece. It directly references Erasmus and his satirical work Encomion Moriae (The Praise of Folly), which critiques the preaching of mendicant friars.
In very good condition. Berger pp. 5-6; USTC 653274; VD16 E 103; Von Günzburg p. 1; not in Adams; BM STC German.
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