The dance of death : a complete facsimile of the original 1538 edition of les simulachres & historiees faces de la mort

Author(s)

• Holbein, Hans
• Gundersheimer, Werner L.

Bibliographic Information

The dance of death : a complete facsimile of the original 1538 edition of les simulachres & historiees faces de la mort

by Hans Holbein the Younger ; with a new introduction by Werner L. Gundersheimer

（Rosenwald Collection reprint series）

Dover Publications, c1971

Other Title

The dance of death 41 woodcuts by Hans Holbein the Younger complete facsimile of the original 1538 French edition

Simulachres & historiees faces de la mort

Simulachres et historiees faces de la mort

Totentanz

Dance of death

Note

French, Latin, and English

The woodcuts are supposed to have been executed from Hans Holbein's designs by Hans Lützelburger. The French text has been ascribed to Jean de Vauzelles or to Gilles Corrozet. Cf. Harvard Univ. Library, Dept. of Graphic Arts. Catalogue of books and manuscripts, pt. 1, v. 1, 1964

Dover ed. includes English translations of the biblical quotations and French quatrains

Includes bibliographical references

Details

• NCID: BA24267111
• ISBN:
  • 0486228045
• LCCN: 74172180
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engfrelat
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 146 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : N7720.H6
  • DC : 841/.3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Dance of death
  • LCSH : Death in art
  • LCSH : Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543. Totentanz
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA18376280