486466 Of folys that despyse deth makynge no prouysion therfore, illustration from Alexander Barclay\'s English translation of \'The Ship of Fools\', from an edition published in 1874 (engraving) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Barclay (c.1476-1552) Scottish born English poet, translated Sebastian Brandt\'s (1457-1521) Das Narrenschiff, as \'The Ship of Fools\' in 1509. Image is a facsimile of the original German woodcut of 1497 and shows a fool being followed by a skeleton. Foolishness of not providing for your death. ); German, out of copyright.