by Jost Amman and Hans Sachs
(Many translations and editions- I recommend Dover Press, New York 1973, with introduction by Benjamin Rifkin.)
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The Book of Trades (Standebuch), by Jost Amman and Hans Sachs (Many translations and editions- I recommend Dover Press, New York 1973, with introduction by Benjamin Rifkin.) |
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n 1568 the most famous poet in Germany and the finest
woodcut artist in Europe joined forces to produce a book. The subject would
be no less than "An exact description of all ranks and skills on Earth." The
book they created fell somewhat short of that lofty ambition, but it is a
splendid resource for the reenactor. Jost Amman's beautifully detailed
woodcuts of artisans in their workshops give us a splendid view of a
craftsman's life, and Sachs brief poems which caption each picture frame the
place of the artist in society. The costumes are of course all German, but
the details of the workplace would be the same. If you want to see an
Elizabethan thimble maker's workshop, a bell foundry, or a dentist at work,
this is the book you're looking for.
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