The author, hans weigel, was born in amberg, franken, and lived in nurnberg, franken. German man in traditional costume with bavarian felt hat with tuft of hair from a. The second half of the sixteenth century witnessed the emergence of a new genre. Hans weigel s book of costume rustica mulier gallica. Hans weigel, a leading literary figure in austria and a critic of antisemitism, died today at his home here. George weigels most popular book is witness to hope. Among the sources available to global historians, costume books have. Habitus praecipuorum populorum, tam virorum quam foeminarum singulari arte depicti. Here is a selection of 50 pages from hans weigels trachtenbuch costume book, which was published in nuremberg in 1577. A 16th century german drover in traditional costume after. French, 1574 montfaucon german, 1577 weigel burgundian, 1577 weigel. He probably never set foot outside bavaria, so he cannot have seen the costumes of all nations himself.
Gebundene handen ralph benatzky and hans weigel on. The original is owned by trinity college, cambridge ref. These contain one image each of swedish women, but i have, as mentioned above, also been inspired by illustrations from mainly northern germany. It is known that he copied from costume books which are. Renaissance elizabethan era 16th century historical illustrations medieval elizabethan era 16th century historical illustrations medieval. Virgo norimbergensis a common nurnberg girl in wedding dress see more. German man in traditional costume with bavarian felt hat with tuft of. Habitus praecipuorum populorum tam virorum quam foeminarum.
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