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The Dance of Death.

some future part of his immense work, which, if existing,h s not yet made its appearance.

As the prints by this fine engraver are very few innumber, and extremely rare, the following list of them maynot be unacceptable.

i. An oblong wood engraving, in length n inches by 3^.It represents, on one side, Christ requiring the attention ofa group of eight persons, consisting of a monk, a peasantwith a flail, a female, &c. to a lighted taper on a candela-brum placed in the middle of the print : on the other side,a group of thirteen or fourteen persons, preceded by onewho is looking into a pit in which is the word plato.Over his head is inscribed aristoteles ; he is followed bya pope, a bishop, monks, &c. &c.

2. Another oblong wood engraving, 6\ inches by 2^, intwo compartments, divided by a pillar. In one, theJudgment of Solomon; in the other, Christ and thewoman taken in adultery ; he writes something on theground with his finger. It has the date 1539.

3. Another, size as No. 2. An emperor is sitting ina court of justice with several spectators, attending sometrial. This is doubtful.

4. Another oblong print, io-§- inches by 3, and in twocompartments. 1. David prostrate before the Deity in theclouds, accompanied by Manasses and a youth, over whomis inscribed offen svnder. 2. A pope on a thronedelivering some book, perhaps letters of indulgence, to akneeling monk. This very beautiful print has been called" The Traffic of Indulgences," and is minutely and correctlydescribed by Jansen. 3

5. A print, 12 inches by 6, representing a combat ina wood between several naked persons and a troop ofpeasants armed with instruments of husbandry. Below on

the left, the letters J-J ]/[. Annexed are two tablets, one

of which is inscribed hans levczellbvrger fvrmschnider ;on the other is an alphabet. Jansen has also mentionedthis print. 4 Brulliot describes a copy of it in the cabinet

8 Essai sur l'origine de la gravure, &c, torn. i. p. 260.4 Id. p. 261.