Harvard College Library, Department of Printing and Graphic Arts. Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts. Pt. 2: Italian 16th Century Books. Ruth Mortimer

1976 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-309
Author(s):  
Rudolf Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
16Th Century ◽  
Graphic Arts ◽  
Harvard College ◽  
College Library

The Jost Amman Print: Aigentliche Abbildung dess Gantzen Gewerbs der Kauffmanschaft

1959 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-177
Author(s):  
Dorothea D. Reeves
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Graphic Arts ◽  
Harvard College ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
College Library

This allegorical representation of commerce is based on the business scene in sixteenth-century Germany. It was conceived by Johann Neudorfer, was engraved on six woodblocks by Jost Amman (1539–1591), and printed at Augsberg in 1622. Mr. Philip Hofer, Curator of the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts of the Harvard College Library, early this year presented this intricately detailed engraving, measuring 30 × 46 inches, to Baker Library, where it enriches a growing collection of works of art portraying the business scene.

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