Morosophus de vera ac personata sapientia comoedia non minus festiua, quam pia [...]. Accesserunt et quaedam alia poemata [...].

4to: [28] ff. (some marg. soiling & staining, blank top corner of A2-3 torn off (fire damage) and strengthened).

20th-c. red calf, blind-ruled covers, gilt spine, decorative endpapers (sl. tanned and scratched). Good copy.

Original ed. (repr. Nürnberg 1599) of a Latin schoolplay by the Dutch Reformed humanist Gnapheus (De Volder, 1493-1568), at that time rector of the Latin School of Elbing, a Prussian city, member of the Hanseatic Ligue (now Polish Elblag). “Morosophus” ("the Foolish Scholar" or "the Wise Fool") is a comedy about true and feigned wisdom. At the end of the small volume were added a number of Gnapheus’ epigrams. Ref. VD-16 V-2269. - STC German (BL) 362. - Cat. Soleinne 390. - Not in Adams, BnF. Prov. Blind initials "VB" on front cover.