Emblems of mortality : representing, in upwards of fifty cuts, death seizing all ranks and degrees of people ; imitated from a painting in the cemetery of the Dominican Church at Basil in Switzerland ; with an apostrophe to each, translated from the Latin and French ; intended as well for the information of the curious, as the instruction and entertainment of youth ; to which is prefixed a copious preface, containing an historical account of the above, and other paintings on this subject, now or lately existing in divers parts of Europe.
| Uniform Title: | Dance of Death. |
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| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Item Description: | Signatures: 2 leaves unsigned, A₋p6₋s, a₋p6₋s, b₋p2₋s, B-E₋p6₋s, F₋p2₋s. Preface by the editor, J.S. Hawkins. Cuts by J. and T. Bewick, after Holbein. Hugo 35. This copy is in a publisher's secondary binding, dated approximately1840-45: dark brown ribbed cloth, blind-stamped on front and back, with gilt lettering on spine: Bewick's Dance of death. Cf. Binding variants in English publishing, 1820-1900 / John Carter (1932), page 40 and plate IV (which shows the title page and binding of the present work). In slipcase. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 unnumbered leaves, xxviii, 51 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 19 cm. |