Dvo volvmina Epistolarvm obscvrorvm virorvm, ad D. M. Ortuinum Gratiū, attico lepôre referta, denuò excusa & à mendis repurgata. Qvibvs ob stili & argumenti similitudinem adiecimus in calce Dialogum mirè festiuum, eruditis salibus refertum
Published: 1556
Place of publication: n.p.
Language: lat
Subjects: Scholasticism; Humor; Monasticism and religious orders
Work titles: Epistolae obscurorum virorum
Notes: The authorship of the Epistolae was formerly attributed to Reuchlin, Erasmus, Hutten and others. More recent researches have made it almost certain that Crotus Rubianus and Ulrich von Hutten were the main contributors. To Crotus are credited the first 41 letters (1st series); to Hutten the 7 letters added later to the original series and most of the 62 letters of the second series, with the possible cooperation of the third person, Hermann von dem Busche. The authorship of the rest remains doubtful.

[Vol. 2] has special half-title, dated 1556.

Signatures: v. 1, A¹², B⁴, C-K¹²; v. 2, A-H¹², I⁸ (I6-8 blank).

False colophon at end of both vols.: Romae stampato con priuilegio del papa, & confirmato in lugo, qui vulgo dicitur, Belvedere.

Title of v. 1 within ornamental border.

Vol. 2 adds to title: ... Denuò uetustissimo & festiuissimo exemplari prae caeteris editionibus locupletatae & auctae.

Printed by David Zöpfel; cf. Benzing.

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