The Froben edition, printed in Basel in 1514, included a commentary by Gerard Listrius, a physician of Basel and a trusted friend of Erasmus. The book was reprinted several times by Froben, one of the editions containing the famous illustrations by Holbein. Authorised editions were also published by Aldus in Venice, and by Badius in Paris, while unauthorised issues of the Latin original appeared in Cologne, Lyons, Salamanca, and elsewhere. A number of translations appeared in different parts of Europe, the majority of which were probably unauthorised, although on this point trustworthy information does not exist. In its various forms it possibly secured a larger sale than any book, except the Bible, that had as yet been printed. Erasmus was able to write that kings, bishops, archbishops, and cardinals were delighted with it, and Leo X. read it through from beginning to end.[105] Drummond sums up the volume as “containing in a short compass the author’s whole philosophy of man, all that he ever wrote on the abuses of his times, on the superstitions of monks and the pride of kings;... abounding in wit and eloquence and displaying great knowledge of the world and keen observation of men and things, it has its deep and serious meanings beneath the light satire.” One result of the publication of the _Praise of Folly_ was the prohibition of the writings of Erasmus in many of the universities, including Paris, Louvain, Oxford, and Cambridge, where the ecclesiastical influence controlled. “See what comes of Greek,” cried the clergy.[106] Drummond assigns as an important reason for the departure of Erasmus from England in 1514, the fact that the Press of England was at the time too far behind the Press of the Continent to permit of the satisfactory printing of important works. The reputation of the scholarly work done by Froben, and the news that he was at work on an edition of _S. Jerome_, had reached England, and were the means of directing Erasmus to Basel and of bringing about an association that proved of no little importance for both author and publisher. It was on the journey that he met Sebastian Brandt, author of one of the famous works of the century, _The Ship of Fools_, Wimpfelingus, Listrius, who wrote a commentary on the _Praise of Folly_, and Beatus Rhenanus, who became a life-long friend.