1858 Dance of Death Hans Holbein ART Illustrated Occult Macabre BIBLE Douce

1858 Dance of Death Hans Holbein ART Illustrated Occult Macabre BIBLE Douce

Throughout the 16^th– and 17^th-centuries, ‘Dance of Death’ works were wildly popular throughout Europe. Famed artists such as Hans Holbein and Rudolph Meyer created iconic and highly desirable illustrations depicting death in anthropomorphic states.

This 1858 London edition includes text by Francis Douce along with absolutely stunning illustrations of Hans Holbein many of which are from his Bible woodcuts.

Item number: #28070

Price: $750

HOLBEIN, Hans [illust.]

Holbein’s Dance of death exhibited in elegant engravings on wood : with a dissertation on the several representations of that subject

London : Henry G. Bohn, 1858.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xi, [1], 218, [4], XLIX, [7], vii, [1], XC leaves, [3], 468-475, [1]
  • Includes 139 engravings throughout
• Provenance: Handwritten – [ A. Busfeild], 1862
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Green cloth
• Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)

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