Bidspirit auction | 1891 Dance Macabre illustrated dance

1891 Dance Macabre illustrated dance of death. - 1891 Danse Macabre Illustrated Dance of Death Marchant Skeletons Occult Esoteric Dating to as early as 1424, the allegorical art form known as ‘Danse Macabre’ has remained one of the most important and well-known genres of art consisting of the personification of death alongside children, kings and rulers, or religious leaders. It was first published in the late 15th-century by Guy Marchant, a still well-recognized printing. This 1891 edition is Marchant’s edition complete with 18 engravings of skeletons paired with poetry.