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Excerpt from History of the "Maiden" Or Scottish Beheading Machine: With Notices of the Criminals Who Suffered by It
In a series of woodcuts showing the martyrdom of the Apostles, by Lucas Cranach, an eminent German artist, published at vvittenberg in the year 1539; and in the well-known collection Of engravings by Bonasoni, published, with verses by Achilles Bocchius at Bononia (bologna), in the year 1555; and also in a series of woodcuts, engraved by Henry Alde graver, of Westphalia, having the date 1553, there are given representa tions of executions by machines. It can scarcely be supposed that the artists would have figured such machines unless they had actually seen them, or known that they were in use. Plate LXVI. Is a copy of one Of these early representations of Cranach's.
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In a series of woodcuts showing the martyrdom of the Apostles, by Lucas Cranach, an eminent German artist, published at vvittenberg in the year 1539; and in the well-known collection Of engravings by Bonasoni, published, with verses by Achilles Bocchius at Bononia (bologna), in the year 1555; and also in a series of woodcuts, engraved by Henry Alde graver, of Westphalia, having the date 1553, there are given representa tions of executions by machines. It can scarcely be supposed that the artists would have figured such machines unless they had actually seen them, or known that they were in use. Plate LXVI. Is a copy of one Of these early representations of Cranach's.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - William Thomson M''culloch
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780265809655
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
Page Count - 28
Paperback
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ISBN - 9781527831230
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 30
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