Satirical Writings

MANUEL, Nicolas (Niklaus Manuel Deutsch). Satirical Writings. Selected, translated and annotated by Conrad André Beerli. With 12 illustrations and 3 documents. Vésenaz-Geneva: Pierre Cailler, Publisher, MCMXLVII [1947]. 8vo, original editorial paperback with typographic cover, deckles intact. Numbered copy CH No. 59 of 100 from the 'de Chapelle' edition on white sized paper, the second most prestigious of the limitation. Sixth volume of the prestigious collection 'Writings and Documents of Painters'. First annotated French translation of the satirical writings of the Bernese painter, poet and politician Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (1484-1530), a central figure of the Swiss Reformation and author of celebrated paintings such as the Dance of Death. Title page with portrait of the artist drawn from his mythological composition at the Basel Kunstmuseum. Cover with normal patina of time, interior fresh. Sought-after edition for studies on the Swiss Renaissance and the anticlerical satire of the Reformation.