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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | In Praise of Folly (Greek title: Morias Enkomion (Μωρίας Εγκώμιον), Latin: Stultitiae Laus, sometimes translated as In Praise of More, Dutch title: Lof der Zotheid) is an essay written in Latin in 1509 by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and first printed in 1511. The essay was inspired by De Triumpho Stultitiae, written by the Italian humanist Faustino Perisauli, born at Tredozio, near Forlì. Erasmus revised and extended the work, which he originally wrote in the space of a week while sojourning with Sir Thomas More at More's estate in Bucklersbury. In Praise of Folly is considered one of the most notable works of the Renaissance and was employed as one of the catalysts of the Protestant Reformation. |
| Face value | 1 Franc + 50 Centimes |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1484 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE B810 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 1427 Stanley Gibbons BE 2030 AFA number BE 1501 Belgium BE 1427 Unificato BE 1427 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 998.665 |
| Issue date | 02/09/1967 |
| Designer | Henri Decuyper |
| Print technique | photogravure and recess |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
