A little bit ahead of its time?

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This is a costume from the last Nürenberg Carnival in 1539. I was surprised that it was so...cubist? )



Schoenbartbuch (Nürenberg Carnival Book). Creation XVIex. 1590/1620. Nürnberg, Germany [Place Of Origin]. Coll. 170. Ms. 351. Page 182. University of California, Library, Los Angeles.
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The seller of indulgences is also interesting.



Nuremberg Shrovetide Carnival (1449-1539). Schembartsbuch. c. 1590-1640 (?). MS. Douce 346, fol. 265r. Bodleian Library. Image description: No. 4. Johan Tetzel dressed as a seller of indulgences, in a white costume with hanging mirrors; he carries no bunch of leaves.
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[oddmuse.livejournal.com]

Nothing is new in this world, even in Art o_O.

[oddmuse.livejournal.com]

Nothing is new in this world, even in Art o_O.

[sleepybadger.livejournal.com]

I would totally wear that indulgence-seller's dress.

[topum.livejournal.com]

You would definitely turn heads in it.

[doomcookie99.livejournal.com]

The first one reminds me of mahjong. :-) I love.