Trachtenbuch illustrations, 1577

Plate 145: a neapolitan noblewoman; whole-length figure in profile to right; wearing a half-length cloak over a dress with patterned hem and a short veil attached to a headdress; holding a feather fan in her right 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: 231 mm; ; Width: 163 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Hans Weigel. Collection: British Museum.