In Jan Huygen's "Beginselen van Gods koninryk," Amst. 1738, 12mo. with engravings by Luyken, a dying man attended by his physician and friends; Death at the head of the bed eagerly lying in wait for him. In one of the livraisons of "Goethe's Balladen und Romanzen," 1831, in folio, with beautiful marginal decorations, there is a Dance of Death in a church-yard, accompanied with a description, of which an English translation is inserted in the "Literary Gazette" for 1832, p. 731, under the title of "The Skeleton Dance," with a reference to another indifferent version in the "Souvenir." The well-known subjects of Death and the old man with the bundle of sticks, &c. and Cupid and Death in many editions of Æsopian fables. CHAPTER XIII. _Books of emblems and fables.--Frontispieces and title-pages, in some degree connected with the Dance of Death._ EMBLEMS AND FABLES. It is very seldom that in this numerous and amusing class of books a subject relating to Death, either moral or of a ludicrous nature does not occur. It may be sufficient to notice a few of them. "La Morosophie de Guillaume de la Perriere," 1553, 12mo. "Emblemes ou devises Chretiennes," par Georgette de Montenaye, 1571, 4to. "Le Imprese del S. Gab. Symeoni." Lyons, 1574, 4to. "Enchiridion artis pingendi, fingendi et sculpendi. Auth. Justo Ammanno, Tig." Francof. 1578, 4to. This is one of Jost Amman's emblematical books in wood, and contains at the end a figure of Death about to cut off two lovers with his scythe, Cupid hovering over them. "Apologi creaturarum." Plantin, 1590, 4to. with elegant etchings by Marc Gerard. It has one subject only of Death summoning a youth with a hawk on his fist to a church-yard in the back-ground. Reusner's "aureolorum emblematum liber singularis," Argentorati, 1591, 12mo. A print of Death taking away a lady who has been stung by a serpent; designed and engraved by Tobias Stimmer. "De Bry Proscenium vitæ humanæ," Francof. 1592 and 1627, 4to. This collection has two subjects: 1. Death and the Young Man. 2. Death and the Virgin. "Jani Jacobi Boissardi Emblematum liber, a Theodoro de Bry sculpta." Francof. 1593. Contains one print, intitled "Sola virtus est funeris expers." The three Fates, one of whom holds a tablet with SIC VISVM SVPERIS. Death attending with his hour-glass. Below, crowns, sceptres, and various emblems of human vanity. On the spectator's left, a figure of Virtue standing, with sword and shield. "De Bry Emblemata." Francof. 1593, 4to. The last emblem has Death striking an old man, who still clings to the world, represented as a globe. "Rolandini variar. imaginum, lib. iii." Panormi, 1595, 12mo. "Alciati Emblemata," one of the earliest books of its kind, and a favourite that has passed through a great many editions. "Typotii symbola divina et humana Pontificum Imperatorum, Regum, &c." Francofurti, 1601, folio. "Friderich's Emblems," 1617, 8vo. Several engravings on the subject.