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Misnensis Matrona ex civibus

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Amman, Jost (1539-1591). "Misnensis Matrona ex civibus". Orig. woodblock, J. Amman from the first edition of his "Habitus praecipuorum populorum ... Trachtenbuch ...". Published by H. Weigel in Nuremberg, 1577. 19,5:16,5 cm.

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Amman, Jost

Weigel, Hans

Nürnberg

1577

Amman, Jost (1539-1591). "Misnensis Matrona ex civibus. Eins Burger Weib in Meissen". Orig. woodcut, J. Amman 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. 19,5:16,5 cm (7 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch.) on paper sized 30,5:20 cm.

A dress of bourgeois woman of Meissen in the 16th century. - Jost Amman (1539 in Zürich - 1591 in Nürnberg) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations.


Tags: Misnensis Matrona ex civibus, Meissen, wodblock, woodcut, Jost Amman, Habitus praecipuorum populorum, Trachtenbuch, 1577