Hans Holbein's Todtentanz: in 53 Getreu Nach Den Holzschnitten Lithographirten Blattern
Munchen: Auf kosten des herausgebers, 1832. Leather bound. Bound in red leather boards, gilt tooling on front, rear and spine; gilt lettering on spine. Marble decorative end pages; 78 pp of text with 53 leaves of bw plates; engravings. VG (light wear to leather boards. Pages have slight age toning but are otherwise very clean and clear considering age.). Item #179136
Text in German. Each plate accompanied by leaf with a related passage of Scripture in German and description in German verse. Hans Holbein's Death Dance: in 53 sheets faithfully lithographed from the woodcuts. Edited by J. Schlotthauer; with explanatory texts [by H.F. Massman]. "Hans Ferdinand Massmann was a German philologist, known for his studies in Old German language and literature, and for his work introducing gymnastics into schools in Prussia."-website."Hans Holbein the Younger was a German painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and he made a significant contribution to the history of book design."- website.
OCLC: 9905335
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