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Jost Amman."Patriciarum Ornatus in choraeis. Zier der Geschlechter Weiber, wann man sie zum Tantz führet". Orig. wood-block, J. Amman (1539-1591) from the first edition of his work "Habitus praecipuorum populorum, tam virorum quam foeminarum...
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Weigel, Hans
Nürnberg
1577
Jost Amman."Patriciarum Ornatus in choraeis. Zier der Geschlechter Weiber, wann man sie zum Tantz führet". 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. 28:17 cm (11 x 6 3/4 inch.).
Aristocratic women's dancewear in Nuremberg, Germany 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.