Die Baseler Todtentänze. Nebst geschichtlicher Untersuchung, so wie Vergleichung mit den übrigen deutschen Todtentänzen, ihrer Bilderfolge und ihren gemeinsamen Reimtexten. Sammt einem Anhange: Todtentanz des fünfzehnten Jahrhunderts. Text and plate vols.
by MASSMANN, H(ans Johann) F(erdinand)
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Stuttgart and Leipzig, J. Scheible and Expedition des Klosters, 1847. Text vol.: 2 leaves, pp. 7-127, 6 leaves (so complete), and 15 (13 fold.) tables. Plate vol.: 1 leaf., and 49 full-page engr. (22) or lithogr. (29) plates,. 16mo & Sm.-4to. Wrappers, unopened and uncut. Stuttgart and Leipzig, J. Scheible and Expedition des Klosters, 1847. First edition of this fundamental work about the text tradition of the dance of death, written by H. J. F. Massmann (1797-1874), professor of German language and literature. The mostly lacking separately published atlas volume is present here. - Somewhat foxed, otherwise good, uncut copy. - Cf. Pfister, Tod und Totentänze (1927), 1136. DANCE OF DEATH / TOTENTANZ ; HELVETICA: ALLGEMEIN ; BIBLIOGRAPHIE, BUCHKUNDE, TYPOGRAPHIE ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ;
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- Title
- Die Baseler Todtentänze. Nebst geschichtlicher Untersuchung, so wie Vergleichung mit den übrigen deutschen Todtentänzen, ihrer Bilderfolge und ihren gemeinsamen Reimtexten. Sammt einem Anhange: Todtentanz des fünfzehnten Jahrhunderts. Text and plate vols.
- Author
- MASSMANN, H(ans Johann) F(erdinand)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Stuttgart and Leipzig, J. Scheible and Expedition des Klosters
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- DANCE OF DEATH / TOTENTANZ ; HELVETICA: ALLGEMEIN ; BIBLIOGRAPHIE, BUCHKUNDE, TYPOGRAPHIE ;
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