Theodorus Paludanus

Academi-dansschool in weerwil van heur voorspaek [!] gestoort: of Beyde blauwe boekjes [...] uytgegeeven by de heer Ulricus Huber; wederlegt. Leeuwarden, Hauke Egberts Heringa, 1683. 8vo. 160 pp. Modern marbled cardboard binding. Two stamps on the title page, bookblock cut slightly short, else good.

With 2 pamphlets on the same issue [Ulricus Huber]. Gevoelens van eenige beroemde gereformeerde theologanten [...] nopens de dans-oeffeninge. Leeuwarden, Hero Nauta, 1683. 4to. [4], 52 pp. 19th-century cover. Dog ears, foxing, final leaf with several holes (with loss to text). [Johannes van Holst]. Missive aan een vriend. Tegens de Antwoordt op een missive wegens [...] de Dansmeester van Franeker geheekelt en geholpen. Leeuwarden, Hauke Egberts Heringa, 1683. 4to. 22, [2] pp. Contemporary cover with a 19th-century label. Some dog ears and foxing, else good. An exceptionally intriguing lot. In Franeker, a dance school threatened to be founded and this led to a passionate debate. Lawyer Ulrik Uber joined the discussions, as did Johannes van Holst and Paludanus feared that dancing would lead to moral decay (fortunately history proved he was right). (total 3)