Leaf from Das Narrenschiff (Latin: Stultifera Navis) by Sebastian Brant [woodcut title: 'Socialis navis mechanicorum’] [fol. 138r-v] Imprint title: Printed in Basel by Johann Bergmann de Olpe, March 1, 1497; Latin translation by Jakob Locher

Author Sebastian Brandt German, 1458–1521

Printer Johann Bergmann de Olpe Swiss, 1455–1532

Translator Jakob Locher German, 1471–1528

Artistattributed to Albrecht Dürer German, 1471–1528

DateMarch 1, 1497

Mediumink on paper, hand-colored woodcut

Dimensions8 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (20.6 x 14.3 cm)

ClassificationsBook Arts

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina

Object number62.1.1/6

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ProvenanceFred Werther, Baltimore, no. 826 (stamped on leaf recto, bottom left); [Ferdinand Roten Galleries, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland]; NCMA purchase on February 13, 1962Published ReferencesJustus Bier, "Early Book Art," North Carolina Museum of Art Calendar of Art Events, (May 1962), mentioned on unnumbered page; also in "Catalogue of Early Book Art," cat. no. 25.

"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 4, nos. 2 and 3 (Winter-Spring 1964), listed 65.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Early Book Art," May 1962, then traveling, cat. no. 25.

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