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A shearman removing the nap from rough woven cloth, watched by another man from a window. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A lute-maker testing one of the lutes in his workshop: other musical instruments are hanging on the walls, and there are tools on and around the workbench. Woodcut by Jost Amman, 1568.

Three men playing wind and string instruments. Woodcut by Jost Amman, 1568.

A craftsman making combs. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A wagoner making wheels, axles and other parts for carriages and wagons. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A man cutting gems using a treadle at his bench before a large window. Woodcut by J. Amman.

An old man trying on spectacles at a street vendor's optical shop. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.

Jost Amman's Stände und Handwerker mit Versen von Han Sachs / [Jost Amman].

A miser and usurer holding a money-bag is accosted by a poor man on crutches.  Woodcut by J. Amman, c. 1568.

A maker of handbags at work in his workshop: a man and a woman pass the window, and the woman asks the man to buy her a bag held up by a salesman. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A potter making clay pots on a wheel. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A crossbow maker (bowyer) is working at his workbench, with two finished crossbows and some bolts hanging in the window. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A brewer pouring beer into a barrel; behind, the operations of brewing. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Three hatters at work in their workshop, with hats on display. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A mirror maker in his workshop, with convex mirrors on display and two customers trying out hand-held mirrors. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A man making paper; his apprentice carrying away the finished sheets. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Makers of leather belts at work in their workshop. Woodcut by J. Amman.

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Jost Amman

Images from the collections

Images by Jost Amman

Works from the collections

A brewer pouring beer into a barrel; behind, the operations of brewing. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Three hatters at work in their workshop, with hats on display. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A mirror maker in his workshop, with convex mirrors on display and two customers trying out hand-held mirrors. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A man making paper; his apprentice carrying away the finished sheets. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Makers of leather belts at work in their workshop. Woodcut by J. Amman.

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Jost Amman

Images from the collections

Images by Jost Amman

Works from the collections

A brewer pouring beer into a barrel; behind, the operations of brewing. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Three hatters at work in their workshop, with hats on display. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A mirror maker in his workshop, with convex mirrors on display and two customers trying out hand-held mirrors. Woodcut by J. Amman.

A man making paper; his apprentice carrying away the finished sheets. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Makers of leather belts at work in their workshop. Woodcut by J. Amman.

Frequent collaborators

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