194 The Dance of Death.

than the originals, but greatly inferior to them in spirit andeffect.

Two oth^r alphabets, the one of peasants dancing, theother of boys playing, by the same artists, have beenalready described in p. 89, and were also used by theBasle and other printers.

In " Braunii Civitates Orbis Terrarum," Par. I. No. 37,edit 1576, there is an H, \\ inch square. The subject,Death leading a pope on horseback. It is engraved onwood with much spirit.

In " Prodicion y destierro de los Moriscos de Castilla,por F. Marcos de Guadalajara y Xavier," Pamplona,1614, 4to. there is an initial E cut in wood with thesubject of the cardinal, varied from that in Lutzenberger'salphabet.

A Greek II on wood, with Death leading away the pope,was used by Cephalseus in a Testament.

In Fulwell's " Flower of Fame," printed by W. Hoskins,1575, 4to. is an initial of Death leading a king, probablybelonging to some alphabet.

An S rudely cut on wood, with Death seizing twochildren, was used by the English printers, J. Herfordand T. Marshe.

An A well cut on wood, representing Death striking amiser, who is counting his money at a table. It occurs atfol. 5 of Quad's " Fasciculus Geographicus," Cologne, 1608,small folio, printed by John Buxemacher.

An R indifferently cut on wood, 2 inches square.The subject, Death in a grave pulls an old man towardshim. A boy making his escape. From some unknownbook.

An S indifferently cut on wood, 2 inches square. Deathshovelling two skulls, one crowned, into a grave. Onthe shovel the word idem, and below, the initials ofthe engraver or designer, I. F. From some unknownbook.

An H, \\ inch square, very beautifully cut on wood.The letter is surrounded by a group of people, overwhom Death below is drawing a net. It is from someDutch book of emblems, about 1640.

An M cut on wood in p. 353 of a Suetonius, edited by