Emblems of Mortality

by Hans Holbein, John Bewick, Thomas Hodgson

Book Overview

A stunning collection of woodcut illustrations depicting human mortality, inspired by the work of the Swiss artist Hans Holbein. Created by a team of British engravers and poets in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, this book offers a haunting and unforgettable vision of life's transient nature, as well as the enduring power of art to memorialize it.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1022168711
• ISBN13: 9781022168718
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"