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Berger, Christoph Heinrich, Edler Herr von, 1687-1737 · 1723 · Francofvrti et Lipsiae : Apvd Georg. Marc. Knochivm Bibliopol Vitembergensem · 31 pictures

A 1723 Latin treatise on theatrical masks by Christoph Heinrich Berger, printed in Frankfurt and Leipzig, illustrating stock characters from Terence's comedies for scholars of Roman theatre. The engravings show actors in loose draped robes, each with a labelled mask-type figure in stiff, staged poses against a bare ground line, offering a designer clear models of gesture, costume folds, and the exaggerated character types of classical comedy.

Theater · Masks · Drama · Terence -- Illustrations -- Early works to 1800 · Terence · Theater -- Greece · Theater -- Rome · Theater -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Early works to 1800 · Masques -- Early works to 1800 · Drama -- History and criticism -- Early works to 1800 · Masques · Theater -- Moral and ethical aspects · Greece · Rome (Empire)

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