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Virgo Norimbergensis plebeia in veste nuptiali

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"Virgo Norimbergensis plebeia in veste nuptiali. Eins gemainen Handwerckmans Tochter, so sie zum Tantze gehen". 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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Amman, Jost

Weigel, Hans

Nürnberg

1577

"Virgo Norimbergensis plebeia in veste nuptiali. Eins gemainen Handwerckmans Tochter, so sie zum Tantze gehen". 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. 29:17 cm (11 1/2 x 6 3/4 inch.).

Girls dance clothing in Nuremberg 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.


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