Dance of Death - Lot 651

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Dance of Death - Lot 651
Dance of Death MÉRIAN (Mathieu) The Dance of the Dead as depicted in the famous city of Basle, which represents the fragility of Human Life. Berlin, Heirs of the author, 1698. In-4 : 8f., 99pp. illustrated with 42 plates of macabre figures. Contemporary fawn basane, spine decorated, cold fillet framing the boards, minor restorations, gilt roulette on the edges. Matthäus Merian is considered to be the person who made the most complete and reliable representation of the Dance of Death in Basel. Provenance: Manuscript bookplate Count Bailly, Castillon sur Dordogne.
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