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Book/Printed Material The dances of death, through the various stages of human life

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Title

  • The dances of death, through the various stages of human life : wherein the capriciousness of that tyrant is exhibited in forty-six copper plates; done from the original designs, which were cut in wood, and afterwards painted

Names

  • Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543, illustrator.
  • Deuchar, David, 1743-1808, engraver.
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed by W. Smith for J. Scott, 1803.

Notes

  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1954
  • -  LC copy has book-plate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-09-10 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-20 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 47 p. : plates, port. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • N7720.H6 A45

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 49039319

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Holbein, Hans, Illustrator, David Deuchar, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The Dances of Death, Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of That Tyrant Is Exhibited in Forty-Six Copper Plates; Done from the Original Designs, Which Were Cut in Wood, and Afterwards Painted. London: Printed by W. Smith for J. Scott, 1803. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49039319/.

APA citation style:

Holbein, H., Deuchar, D., Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1803) The Dances of Death, Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of That Tyrant Is Exhibited in Forty-Six Copper Plates; Done from the Original Designs, Which Were Cut in Wood, and Afterwards Painted. London: Printed by W. Smith for J. Scott. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49039319/.

MLA citation style:

Holbein, Hans, Illustrator, et al. The Dances of Death, Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of That Tyrant Is Exhibited in Forty-Six Copper Plates; Done from the Original Designs, Which Were Cut in Wood, and Afterwards Painted. London: Printed by W. Smith for J. Scott, 1803. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/49039319/>.