Facsimile of the fifth page from the first woodcut edition of "Ars Moriendi" ("The Art of Dying"), 1415, with an engraving depicting a medieval allegory of the temptation to avarice. The sinner on his deathbed surrounded by his family. Two demons whisper in his ear: "think of your friends" and "share it with yours friends!. Rotogravure by A. Durand. "Les Arts au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1877.

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