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Civis ex Honesta Familia in Salinis Sueuicis

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Jost Amman. "Civis ex Honesta Familia in Salinis Sueuicis". Orig. woodcut, J. Amman from the first edition of his work 'Habitus praecipuorum populorum ...'. Published by H. Weigel in Nuremberg, 1577. 22,5:15 cm.

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Amman, Jost

Weigel, Hans

Nürnberg

1577

Jost Amman. "Civis ex Honesta Familia in Salinis Sueuicis. Ein Erbar Mann zu Schwäbischen Hall am Köcher". 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. 22,5:15 cm (9 x 6 inch.) on paper sized 30,5:20 cm.

Honorable men's clothing in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany 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: Jost Amman, Civis in Salinis Sueuicis, Schwäbisch Hall, woodcut, woodblock, Habitus praecipuorum populorum, Trachtenbuch, 1577