Author: MEGLINGER, Casparus (1595-1670):
Title: The Dance of Death in the Muhlenbruke (sic = Mühlenbrücke), in Lucerne. Painted by Caspar Meglinger (1626-1635). Copied by X. Schwegler,painter from Lucerne.
Description: Ant. Eglin, Succr of Eglin brothers, 1893, Oblong in-8to, 64 lithographic plates (verso blank) with German legends (plates nr. 1-63 + 1 unn..), bookblock spine and inner hinges reinforced with cloth strip, half cloth with corners, orig. lithogr. mounted (the image of the Mühlenbrücke, framed by the title in German: 'Todtentanz auf der Mühlenbrücke in Luzern'), good copy. ¶ There were originally 67 paintings but 3 from the original cycle were missing when the paintings were reproduced by Schwegler for this edition. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Thieme-B. XXIV/336; Brun, SKL (1908) II/348-350; HBLS V/65, nr. 2.

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