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The Celebrated Hans Holbein's Alphabet Of Death (1856)

The Celebrated Hans Holbein's Alphabet Of Death (1856)

Montaiglon, Anatole De
Holbein, Hans

Hardcover

Art HistoryFiction AnthologiesGeneral Art

ISBN10: 1169571247
ISBN13: 9781169571242
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.25 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The Celebrated Hans Holbein's Alphabet of Death is a book that was first published in 1856. It features a collection of woodcut illustrations created by the famous German artist, Hans Holbein. The illustrations depict various allegorical representations of death, each corresponding to a letter of the alphabet. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part featuring the original woodcuts created by Holbein in the 16th century, and the second part featuring reproductions of those woodcuts created for the 1856 edition. The book is considered a classic of macabre art and has been reprinted numerous times in various editions. The Celebrated Hans Holbein's Alphabet of Death is a must-read for anyone interested in art history, macabre art, or the history of the book.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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