The dance of death; . from the original designs of Hans Holbein. Illustrated with thirty-three plates, engraved by W. Hollar. With descriptions in English and French. ...
Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543)
Category
Books
Date
1816
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3113261
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],70,[2]p., [2],XXX [30],[1] plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: On final blank leaf: Extensive manuscript notes on Holbein and the Dance of Death, in nineteenth-century hand. Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate of Revd. John Holmes, Gawdy Hall (Franks 15155) [i.e. Gawdy Hall, Harleston, Norfolk]; book label of Gawdy Hall Library, with its pressmark. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Gawdy Hall 1938 3/-.. Binding: Nineteenth-century half calf binding; marbled boards; gilt tools on spine; gilt leather spine label.
Makers and roles
Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543) Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677)