Edition data

TitleDix Contes d'Edgar Poë

WorkKing Pest. A Tale Containing an Allegory

Editing placeParis

EditorialLibrairie Dorbon-Ainé

Year1912

Illustration data

TitleOverhead was suspended a human skeleton, by means of a rope tied round one of the legs and fastened to a ring in the ceiling

IllustratorMartin Van Maële

EngraverEugène Dété

Topic/Content
2. Encounter with King Pest and company

Technique
Xylography

Characters
Arch Duchess Ana-Pest
Arch Duke Pest-Iferous
Duke Pestilential
Duke Tem-Pest
Hugh Tarpaulin
King Pest
Legs
Queen Pest

Places
Chamber
Dais-Chamber
Room

Objects
Bandage
Bolts
Bottles
Flagons
Jugs
Pall
Rope
Shroud

Others
Carcass
Coffin
Corpse
Plumes
Skeleton
Skull

Location in the book (volume)1

Location in the book (page)189

Illustration measurements (in cms)15,3 x 10

Page measurements (in cms)27,2 x 18,5

Color/B&WBlack and white