Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Holbein's Dance of Death : with an historical and literary introduction.
Alternate Title(s):
Dance of death
Published / Created:
London : John Russell Smith, 4, Old Compton Street, Soho Square, MDCCCXLIX [1849]

London : Printed by C. and J. Adlard, Bartholomew Close
Physical Description:
iv, 146 pages, [53] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes title and dedication of the "Simulachres De La Mort" from the first edition, printed at Lyons in 1538; and the title, index, and epigram of the "Icones Mortis" from the sixth edition, printed at Basle in 1554.
Subject Terms:
Wood-engraving, German. | Death in art. | Dance of death in art. | Dance of Death. | Clark, Etta Mary Arnold -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Armorial Bookplates (Provenance) | Woodcuts -- 1849.
Contributors:
Holbein, Hans, 1497–1543, artist. | Smith, John Russell, 1810–1894, publisher. | C. and J. Adlard, printer.