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North Africa. Jost Amman."Mauritanus ex Arabia. Ein Mohr auß Arabia". Orig. wood-block, J. Amman (1539-1591) from the first edition of his work "Habitus praecipuorum populorum, tam virorum quam foeminarum singulari arte depicti. Trachtenbuch...
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Amman, Jost
Weigel, Hans
Nürnberg
1577
North Africa. Jost Amman."Mauritanus ex Arabia. Ein Mohr auß Arabia". Orig. wood-block, J. Amman (1539-1591) from the first edition of his work "Habitus praecipuorum populorum, tam virorum quam foeminarum singulari arte depicti. Trachtenbuch darin fast allerley und der furnembsten Nationen die heutigs tags bekandt sein". Published by H. Weigel in Nuremberg, 1577. Magnificent old colouring. 28,5:18 cm (11 1/4 x 7 inch.).
Arab men clothing in the 16th century. - Rare. - Jost Amman (1539 in Zürich - 1591 in Nürnberg) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations.