Undying Faces: A Collection of Death Masks

Undying Faces: A Collection of Death Masks is a book written by Georg Kolbe that showcases a collection of death masks. Death masks are lifelike casts made of a person's face after they have died. The book includes photographs and descriptions of various death masks from different time periods and cultures. The author explores the history and significance of death masks, including their use in ancient Egypt and the Renaissance. Kolbe also discusses the process of creating death masks and the symbolism behind them. Undying Faces is a fascinating and unique look at an often-overlooked aspect of history and art.1929. This book is a translation from the German edition of Das Ewige Antlitz. Death masks command our utmost reverence, for the face is symbolic and perpetuates the final impression of a human spirit whom we once knew, or who had made his mark on all men's minds. This work endeavors to assemble and collate material from the widest possible field. As the reader glances through the illustrations, he will at once notice a limitation. There is no mask dating from antiquity and the question of the use of death masks in those ages is not dealt with. The material as such obliged the author to adopt this restriction in order to confine the subject within some bounds. Therefore it only embraces the Christian culture of the West and of that period, only from about 1400 up to the present day.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.