Trachtenbuch illustrations, 1577

Plate 146: an unmarried neapolitan woman; whole-length figure in frontal view; wearing a half-length cloak with tall collar over a plain skirt; also a hooded veil covering her face; holding a large plume of feathers in her left hand; illustration to hans weigel's 'habitus praecipuorum populorum. Das ist trachtenbuch', 2nd ed. , ulm: kühn for görlin, 1639. 1577 woodcut and letterpress. Date: 1577. Dimensions: Height: 221 mm; ; Width: 162 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Hans Weigel. Collection: British Museum.