Trachtenbuch illustrations, 1577

Plate 120: a venetian bride; whole-length figure in profile to right, holding a handscreen fan in her left hand; wearing a dress with rows of tassels along front and with puffed sleeves; the hair fastened by a crown-like headdress; illustration to hans weigel's 'habitus praecipuorum populorum. Das ist trachtenbuch', 2nd ed. , ulm: kühn for görlin, 1639; a tear at lower left partially repaired. 1577 woodcut and letterpress. Date: 1577. Dimensions: Height: 228 mm; ; Width: 165 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Hans Weigel. Collection: British Museum.