Eygentliche Beschreybung aller Stände auff Erden (Ständebuch) (1568)

The designer (Der Reisser) — "Der Reisser": the draughtsman who designs the woodblock, drawing the image onto the linden board before it is cut; first stage of the self-referential book-production cycle Amman depicts (leaf 00043).

The block-cutter (Der Formschneider) — "Der Formschneider": the formcutter carving the woodblock from the designer's drawing, the craftsman who actually produced these very prints (leaf 00045).

The type-founder (Der Schrifftgiesser) — "Der Schrifftgiesser": the type-founder casting type from tin and lead at his furnace, showing the metalwork behind the letterpress used to print the book (leaf 00041).

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The "Book of Trades": 114 woodcuts by Jost Amman depicting every social station and craft from Pope and Emperor down to the trades, each paired with a verse by Hans Sachs. Published by Sigmund Feyerabend; Amman's prints became pattern books mined by later artists. VD16 S 244.

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Title: Eygentliche Beschreybung aller Stände auff Erden (Ständebuch)
Author: Hans Sachs
Printer: Georg Rab the Elder
Place: Frankfurt am Main
Year: 1568
Format: 4°
Language: German
Theme: illustration

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Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, Res/4 P.o.germ. 176 — Public Domain Mark 1.0

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