<div class="description">
<dl><dd>Printer and publisher from colophon</dd>
<dd>The present Latin ed. was first published in 1568 as: Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum aut sedentariarum genera continens. German eds. also appeared in 1568 and 1574, with title: Eygentliche Beschreibung aller Stände auff Erden. See C. Becker, Jobst Amman, p. 62-65</dd>
<dd>Illustrations: [132] woodcuts by Jost Amman (including repeats), some signed I.A. Another mark appears in the cuts on D1 and E1</dd>
<dd>Amman's device for Feyerabend (Fame) appears on t.p. and S4r and, in a different version, at colophon (I. O'Dell, Jost Ammans Buchschmuck-Holzschnitte, f7 and f11). Decorated initial by Amman, A2r (O'Dell c64)</dd>
<dd>Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁸ A-R⁸ S⁴</dd>
<dd>Binding: old limp vellum. Holes for two pairs of ties at foredge. Center fold of endpapers reinforced with vellum MS waste, written on one side in French with brown ink (front pastedown wanting)</dd>
<dd>Signature at upper left of front free endpaper recto: ?Lerodean. Below it is a later note: Gravers' sale / S.L. Mounted at center of front free endpaper recto is a printed slip taken from a bookseller's catalog describing the present work. Signature on back pastedown verso: Adam Barthelemy</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Occupations; Occupations in art; Industrial arts; Workshops in art</div>
<div class="fn value">
<dl><dd>Schopper, Hartmann, 1542-</dd>
<dd>Amman, Jost, 1539-1591</dd></dl></div>
Internet Archive identifier