The Dance of Death: Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans HolbeinDouce, Francis
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The Dance of Death: Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein
Douce, Francis
Bible. Old Testament -- Illustrations; Dance of death
9. There is a very singular work, intitled "Icy est le compost et
kalendrier des _Bergeres_, &c. Imprimè à Paris en lostel de beauregart en
la rue Cloppin à lenseigne du roy Prestre Jhan. ou quel lieu sont à
vendre, ou au lyon dargent en la rue Sainct Jaques." At the end, "Imprimè
à Paris par Guy Marchant maistre es ars ou lieu susdit. Le xvii iour
daoust mil cccciiiixx·xix." This extremely rare volume is in the British
Museum, and is mentioned by Dr. Dibdin, in vol. ii. p. 530 of his edition
of Ames's typographical antiquities, and probably nowhere else. It is
embellished with the same fine cuts that relate to the females in the
edition of the Macaber Dance, Nos. 4 and 11. The work begins with the
words "Deux jeunes Bergeres seulettes," and appears to have been composed
for females only, differing very materially from the well-known
"Kalendrier des Bergers," though including matter common to both.
10. "Chorea ab eximio Macabro versibus Alemanicis edita et à Petro Desrey
Trecacio quodam oratore nuper emendata. Parisiis per Magistrum Guidonem
Mercatorem pro Godeffrido Marnef. 15 Octob. 1499," folio, with cuts.
11. "La Danse Macabre, &c. Ant. Verard, no date, but about 1500," small
folio. A vellum copy of this rare edition is described by M. Van Praet in
his catalogue of vellum books in the royal library at Paris. A copy is in
the Archb. Cant. library at Lambeth.
12. "La Danse Macabre, &c. Ant. Verard, no date, but about 1500," folio.
Some variations from No. 9 are pointed out by M. Van Praet. This
magnificent volume on vellum, and bound in velvet, came from the library
at Blois. It is a very large and thin folio, consisting of three or four
leaves only, printed on pasteboard, with four pages or compartments on
each leaf. The cuts are illuminated in the usual manner of Verard's books.
In the beginning it is marked "Marolles, No. 1601." It is probably
imperfect, the fool not being among the figures, and all the females are
wanting, though, perhaps, not originally in this edition. It is in the
royal library at Paris, where there is another copy of the work printed by
Verard, with coloured prints, but differing materially from the other in
the press-work. It is a common-sized folio, and was purchased at the sale
of the Count Macarthy's books.[87]
13. "La grant Danse Macabre des hommes et des femmes, &c. Imprimèe à
Troyes par Nicolas Le Rouge demourant en la grant rue à l'enseigne de
Venise auprès la belle croix." No date, folio. With very clever wood-cuts,
probably the same as in the edition of 1490; and if so, they differ much
from the manner of Jollat, and have not his well-known mark.
14. "La grant Danse Macabre des hommes et des femmes, &c. Rouen, Guillaume
de la Mare." No date, 4to. with cuts, and in the Roman letter.
15. "La grande Danse Macabre des hommes et des femmes, ou est démonstré
tous humains de tous estats estre du bransle de la Mort. Lyon, Olivier
Arnoulet." No date, 4to.
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