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A little bit ahead of its time?
Apr. 22nd, 2016 05:27 amThis 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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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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