Sintram and his companions . jp:,t ^^™ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 0 029 561 921 1 «. $btoar& f umleg. jL So tfye Sfteabcr* .. The Frontispiece is a copy of the engraving by AlbertDurer, which gave rise to the Romance of Sintram and hisCompanions, and in this point of view it will not be deemedout of place in the present illustrated edition. Fouque thuswrites in the postscript to Sintram :— Several years ago there lay among my birthday gifts a beau-tiful engraving by Albrecht Durer:—A knight in full armour, ofan elderly appearance, rode along on his tall steed, accompanied byhis dog, through a dreadfu
Sintram and his companions . jp:,t ^^™ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 0 029 561 921 1 «. $btoar& f umleg. jL So tfye Sfteabcr* .. The Frontispiece is a copy of the engraving by AlbertDurer, which gave rise to the Romance of Sintram and hisCompanions, and in this point of view it will not be deemedout of place in the present illustrated edition. Fouque thuswrites in the postscript to Sintram :— Several years ago there lay among my birthday gifts a beau-tiful engraving by Albrecht Durer:—A knight in full armour, ofan elderly appearance, rode along on his tall steed, accompanied byhis dog, through a dreadful valley, where rocky clefts and roots oftrees twisted themselves into horrid shapes ; while poisonous fungigrew from the earth, and noxious reptiles crawled about amongthem. Near him rode Death, on a lean, miserable horse; andbehind, a demon-form reached forth its clawed arm after him:horse and dog looked strange and fearful, as if infected with thepoisonous influence of the horrors around; but the knight rode onhis way peacefully, carrying on his lances point an
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