Emblems Of Mortality: Representing, In Upwards Of Fifty Cuts, Death Seizing All Ranks And Degrees Of People (1795)

by Hans Holbein, John Bewick, Thomas Hodgson

Book Overview

Emblems of Mortality is a book that was first published in 1795 and features over fifty woodcuts that depict Death in various forms, from skeletons to grim reapers, seizing people from all walks of life. The book was created by John Bewick, an engraver and illustrator who worked in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The woodcuts in Emblems of Mortality are highly detailed and show Death in a variety of settings, including battlefields, homes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164633163
• ISBN13: 9781164633167
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"