The celebrated Hans Holbein's Alphabet of death : illustrated with old borders engraved on
By Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543, Montaiglon, Anatole de, 1824-1895, Le Maire, Leon. Published 1856. Free to read and download from Internet Archive.
Description
The English quatrains are reprinted from a 1794 translation by Hawkins for his edition of Holbein's "Imagines mortis". The Latin verses are by Greek, Roman and Christian authors The images, the ornamental borders and title ill. are wood engraved by Leon Le Maire
- Author
- Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543, Montaiglon, Anatole de, 1824-1895, Le Maire, Leon
- Date
- 1856
- Publisher
- Paris : E. Tross
- Language
- eng lat
- Copyright
- Public domain in the US
Subjects
Dance of death
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