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Des alten Nürnbergs Sitten und Gebräuche in Freud und Leid.

Stock Code 98977

Nürnberg, Johan Jakob Lechner, 1831 & 1835.

Original price $1,940.00 - Original price $1,940.00
Original price $1,940.00
$1,940.00
$1,940.00 - $1,940.00
Current price $1,940.00
Rare German costume book of the Nuremberg carnival
Hand-coloured illustrations of carnival scenes, the second volume also contains a facsimile of a poem by Luther. The Nuremberg Shrovetide Carnival or Schembartlauf was popular in the 15th century and many manuscripts (Schembartbuch) depicted the costumed men, this is a 19th century facsimile of such a book.

4to (21 x 17 cm) 2 vols in 1; 26 plates (24 of which are hand-coloured) in vol.1 and two plates and a lithograph in the vol. 2; later brown morocco with gilt title to spine; some foxing and tape repairs.

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Des alten Nürnbergs Sitten und Gebräuche in Freud und Leid.

MAYER, Moritiz Maxmilian.

Stock code: 98977

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