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132 The Dance of Deatn.
moving songs of Death, arranged for four voices, formerlycommenced by Rudolph Meyer of Zurich, &c. but nowbrought to an end and completed, for the awaking of anecessary consideration of Death, a contempt of earthlyvanity, and a love of blissful eternity, by Conrad Meyer ofZurich, of whom they are to be had. Printed at Zurich,by John Jacob Bodmer, mdcl.
The subjects are the following:—1. The Creation. 2.The Fall. 3. Expulsion from Paradise. 4. Punishmentof Man. 5. Triumph of Death. 6. An allegoricalfrontispiece relating to the class of the Clergy. 6. ThePope. 7. The Cardinal. 8. The Bishop. 9. The Abbot.10. The Abbess. 11. The Priest. 12. The Monk. 13.The Hermit. 14. The Preacher. 15. An allegoricalfrontispiece to the class of Rulers and Governors. 15.The Emperor. 16. The Empress. 17. The King. 18.The Queen. 19. The Prince Elector. 20. The Earl andCountess. 21. The Knight. 22. The Nobleman. 23.The Judge. 24. The Steward, Widow, and Orphan. 25.The Captain. 26. An allegorical frontispiece to the LowerClasses. 26. The Physician. 27. The Astrologer. 28.The Merchant. 29. The Painter and his kindred : amongthese the old man is Dietrich Meyern; the painterresembles the portrait of Conrad Meyern in Sandrart,and the man at the table is probably Rudolph Meyern,30. The Handcraftsman. 31. The Architect. 32. TheInnkeeper. 33. The Cook. 34. The Ploughman. 35.The Man and Maid Servant. 36. The old Man. 37.The old Woman. 38. The Lovers. 39. The Child.40. The Soldier. 41. The Pedlar. 42. The Highwayman.43. The Quack Doctor. 44. The Blind Man. 45. TheBeggar. 46. The Jew. 47. The Usurer. 48. TheGamesters. 49. The Drunkards. 50. The Gluttons. 51.The Fool. 52. The Certainty of Death. 53. TheUncertainty of Death. 54. The Last Judgment. 55.Christ's Victory. 56. Salvation. 57. True and FalseReligion,
The text consists chiefly of Death's apostrophe to hisvictims, with their remonstrances, verses under each subject,and various other matters. At the end are pious songs andpsalms set to music. This work was jointly executed by