[Utopia], De optimo reip. statu, deque noua insula Vtopia, and De optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula Utopia
Description:
Colophon: [Printer’s mark] Basileae apvd Io. Frobenlvm mense decembri an M.D.XVIII., Each of the three parts has its own colophon, that of first part, the Utopia, being dated November, 1518. The "Epigrammata" of More and of Erasmus have also special title pages., Initials. Some title page borders and the illustrations on p. [12] and p. [25] are from designs by Ambrosius Holbein., and Irregularities in paging: 8 pages between p. 162 and p. 167 counted in numbering as 4 numbered leaves; several typographical errors.
A late medieval German poem of advice to young and old women, Der frawen Spiegel defines the ideal qualities, activities, and virtues of married and unmarried women. This rare edition is illustrated with one of the earliest examples of a chiaroscuro woodcut. Made especially for this volume, the illustration shows two women holding up a mirror. One, provocatively dressed, represents the unmarried girl, the other, in more matronly attire, the married woman mentioned in the title.
Alternative Title:
Frauen Spiegel and Frauenspiegel
Description:
Weller gives date of ca. 1520.
Publisher:
[Johann Schoensperger the younger]
Subject (Topic):
Wives --Conduct of life --Early works to 1800 and Women --Conduct of life --Early works to 1800
Includes 107 total plates: an engraving of the coat of arms of Hanau, two folded plates depicting processions of secular and ecclesiastical notables and 104 numbered engraved plates, with captions in Latin, showing a person in the dress of various places
Alternative Title:
Diuersarum nationum habitus and Diversarum na
Description:
Imperfect: some plates wormed, with slight loss of text or illustration. Vendor's description pasted in.
Publisher:
Apud Alciatum Alcia et Petrum Bertellium
Subject (Topic):
Clothing and dress--Early works to 1800 and Costume--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800.