Anonyme - La grande Danse Macabre - 1862

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An anonymous French-language 1862 reprint of *La grande Danse Macabre*, bound in half leather, with 66 pages and 56 woodcuts.

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The Great Macabre Dance of men and women, preceded by the Dict of the Three Deaths and the Three Living, of the Debate of the Body and the Soul, and of the Complaint of the Damned Soul

Paris, Baillieu, no date, (1862), 4to, 66 pages (pages 64–66 skipped). Half navy blue morocco binding,

Reissue of the 19th century of the text of the Danse Macabre printed for the first time in Troyes in 1486. The woodcuts reproduce the original XVth-century xylographs (56 wood engravings). They were copied and reproduced for the first time in 1539 for the edition of Jehan Lecocq and then in 1641 for the Garnier edition. This elegant edition is printed on laid paper.

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The Great Macabre Dance of men and women, preceded by the Dict of the Three Deaths and the Three Living, of the Debate of the Body and the Soul, and of the Complaint of the Damned Soul

Paris, Baillieu, no date, (1862), 4to, 66 pages (pages 64–66 skipped). Half navy blue morocco binding,

Reissue of the 19th century of the text of the Danse Macabre printed for the first time in Troyes in 1486. The woodcuts reproduce the original XVth-century xylographs (56 wood engravings). They were copied and reproduced for the first time in 1539 for the edition of Jehan Lecocq and then in 1641 for the Garnier edition. This elegant edition is printed on laid paper.

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Details

Number of books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Literature
Book title
La grande Danse Macabre
Author/ Illustrator
Anonyme
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1862
Edition
Reprint
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Baillieu, libraire, Quai des Grands-Augustins, No 13; Imprimerie de Horemans, Lille
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
66
FranceVerified
493
Objects sold
100%
Private

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