Lübeck's Dance of Death

Dødedantz (1634), front page

Dødedantz:
The Dance of Death translated
Quite useful for Young and Old:
In which to view and see the wretchedness of
this World and the terribleness of Death: And
out of this in their Prime to learn to live
right/ and to die well.
Also the description in this Book can be used in
a Play(1)/ both for Unlearned and Learned/ for Noble
and Unnoble/ Poor and Rich/ etc.

To the Reader:

Gentle Reader buy me now/
Death's remembrance I shall teach you.

Printed in Copenhagen/ the Year 1634.

Dødedantz, front page.

Click the small picture to see the original page. The above is a translation of the following Danish text:

Dødedantz:
Dødedantzen vel Fordansket
Gantske nytteligen for Unge oc Gam-
le: Der vdi at beskue oc see denne Verdsens
wselhed oc Dødsens forfærdelighed: Oc
der vdaff i deris Velmact lerre ret at
leffue/ oc vel at dø.
Oc kand denne Bogs beskriffuelse brugis vdi
en Leeg(1)/ baade for Lege oc Lærde/ for Edel oc
Wedel/ Fattig oc Rig /etc.

Til Læseren:

Fromme Læsere kiøb nu mig/
Dødsens ihukommelß lerr jeg dig.

Prentet i Kiøbenhaffn/ Aar 1634.

Footnotes: (1)

used as a play . . .: Here is confirmation for the claims of Meyer, namely that Copenhagen's Dance of Death was meant to be performed as a play