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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book
book-illustration
Museum number
1904,0206.103.117
Title
Object:
Ordinarius aggerum propugnator. Der Oberst Zeugmeister.
(The Master of the Ordnance)
Series:
Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum ...
(Book of Trades)
Description
One of 133 woodcut book-illustrations, showing a landscape with one officer holding two firearms; from Hartmann Schopper, 'Panoplia [Greek] Omnium illiberalium mechanicarum aut sedentariarum artium ...', (Frankfurt, Sigmund Feierabend, 1568), quire P7, with Latin and German title and German verses by Schopper in one column. Woodcut and letterpress
Producer name
Print made by:
Jost Amman
Published by:
Sigmund Feierabend
School/style
German
Production date
1568
Production place
Published in:
Frankfurt am Main
Materials
paper
Technique
woodcut
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
148 millimetres
Height:
79 millimetres
Width:
90 millimetres
(sheet size)
Width:
61 millimetres
(woodcut)
Curator's comments
The book contains a large series depicting different trades and occupations. For further information, see entry for BM 1904-2-6-103.1.
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (German) / The New Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700
(51.118)
(Jost Amman)
Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur
(IX.371.8.118)
Paisey 2002 / Catalogue of German printed books to 1900
(357)
(whole book)
Willshire 1879-1883 / A descriptive catalogue of early prints in the British Museum. German and Flemish Schools
(German 163)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
military
Associated names
Illustration to:
Hartmann Schopper
Acquisition name
Donated by:
William Mitchell
Acquisition date
1904
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1904,0206.103.117