Trachtenbuch illustrations, 1577

Plate 205: a poor turkish woman and her son; both figures seen from behind; the mother at left wearing a simple cloak and a half-length veil with tassels; her right hand placed on her son's head; the boy wearing a small turban and plain cloak and holding a pitcher; 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: 223 mm; ; Width: 168 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Hans Weigel the Younger. Collection: British Museum.