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"Nobilis vel Aulicus in Misnia & Saxonia. Der Edelleuth und Hoffleuth Kleidung und tracht in Sachsen und Meissen". Orig. wood-block, J. Amman (1539-1591) from the first edition of his work "Habitus praecipuorum populorum, tam virorum quam...
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Weigel, Hans
Nürnberg
1577
"Nobilis vel Aulicus in Misnia & Saxonia. Der Edelleuth und Hoffleuth Kleidung und tracht in Sachsen und Meissen". 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. 29,5:17 cm (11 3/4 x 6 3/4 inch.).
A dress of noblemen and courtiers of Saxony and Meissen 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.