Dibdin, Thomas Frognall; Spencer, George John [Bearb.]: Bibliotheca Spenceriana: or a descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, and of many valuable first editions, in the library of George John Earl Spencer (Band 1) (London, 1814) [Cicognara, 4650-1]

Ars Moriendi.] THE INFANCY OF PRINTING.

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great merit. The heads of three lambs, or sheep, are
betvveen the old and the dying man. An angel stands
before the bed. At bottom, to the right, is a fiend sitting ;
with a label near him, on which is inseribed, ‘ SHtuTl
factam.’ The text treats of ‘ OBotta trtspiracio ancefi contra
auartctam 30 lines are beneath this title.

Impression XI. In the present copy this is the last cut, and not the
least horrific representation of the whole ; as the ensuing
fae-simile of a part of it may demonstrate.

The dying man is in his bed, with his mouth opened,
and apparently convulsed with apprehension; wliile his
spirit, in the shape of a child, issues from his mouth. A
hooded friar is stooping and holding a torch before
him : a group of small angels and women is behind, and
above, the bed. To the left, is a crucifix; and yet more