{"product_id":"9780141396835","title":"The Dance of Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new departure in Penguin Classics: a book containing one of the greatest of all Renaissance woodcut sequences - Holbein's bravura \u003ci\u003edanse macabre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of Holbein's first great triumphs, \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Death \u003c\/i\u003eis an incomparable sequence of tiny woodcuts showing the folly of human greed and pride, with each image packed with drama, wit and horror as a skeleton mocks and terrifies everyone from the emperor to a ploughman.  Taking full advantage of the new literary culture of the early 16th century, \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Death \u003c\/i\u003etook an old medieval theme and made it new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Death \u003c\/i\u003ereproduces a complete set from the British Museum, with many details highlighted and examples of other works in this grisly field.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUlinka Rublack introduces the woodcuts with a remarkable essay on the late medieval \u003ci\u003edanse macabre\u003c\/i\u003e and the world Holbein lived in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179660493040,"sku":"9780141396835","price":14.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141396835_p0.jpg?v=1763655842","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141396835","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}