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Matrona Lvbecensis in Saxonia

19254

"Matrona Lvbecensis in Saxonia. Ein Erbare Fraw von Lübeck in Sachsen". 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

"Matrona Lvbecensis in Saxonia. Ein Erbare Fraw von Lübeck in Sachsen". 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. 27:17 cm (10 3/4 x 6 3/4 inch.).

Women's clothing in Lübeck 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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