First edition of a collection of five famous satirical dialogues by the German humanist Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523), a friend of Erasmus, and one of the most ardent supporters of the Lutheran cause. Von Hutten was also the first prominent victim of syphilis, which adds an interesting detail to the titles of two of the dialogues attacking the Roman church: "Febris prima" and "Febris secunda", that is "First fever" and "Second fever". "Trias Romana" continues in the same vein, just as "Inspicientes", in which Apollo and Phaëton look down upon the Augsburg Diet of 1518, the imperial diet of the Holy Roman Empire. The opening dialogue "Fortuna", on marriage, is illustrated with a lovely allegorical woodcut on the title page.
A few manuscript numbers in the margins. The vellum is slightly soiled and the spine is partly cracked, but still firm and good. The title page is slightly thumbed and has a couple spots, otherwise in very good condition. FairMur (G) 215; Machiels H475; Proctor 9872; USTC 664408 (6 copies); VD16 H 6346; cf. Adams H1225 (other ed.); for the author: Bietenholz, Contemporaries of Erasmus II, pp. 216-220.