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  • A maker of shoes and boots is selling shoes to a woman at the window of his workshop, as his assistants sew and hammer footwear. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Blacksmiths making a horseshoe on an anvil while finished horseshoes hang on a rail in the window. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Stone masons working on blocks of stone, making cisterns, columns, building parts etc. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A man is working at a table making chain-mail, greaves and other defensive armour; another man inspects a product. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A coppersmith who makes kitchen utensils and tankards of copper hammers a brazier on his anvil. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Printers working at a printing press, and setting type. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A baker is loading uncooked dough into an oven, as baked loaves are carried away by a woman. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A ropemaker and his assistant making ropes for use in ships, building, and hunting. Woodcut by Jost Amman.
  • Men minting coinage. 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.
  • Three craftsmen making clasps. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Two agricultural workers conversing. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A man making brushes at his work bench. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a seated patient, in the open air. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A cook holding a saucepan and wooden spoon, while in the background another cook roasts meat on a spit. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A weaver working on a treadle-operated loom as a woman brings him more thread. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Makers of scythes and sickels hammering a metal blade on an anvil. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A gunsmith's shop: a customer talks to the gunsmith, while an assistant works metal in a furnace. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A maker of coloured laces cuts an animal hide into strips; his colleagues hammer tags on to the laces. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Makers of leather belts at work in their workshop. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Three men playing wind instruments. Woodcut by Jost Amman, 1568.
  • Costumes and pastimes of the nobleman. Etching by J. Amman and VZ, 1579.
  • Brocade-makers embroidering a fabric with gold silk and precious stones. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Fame blows her trumpet: below, a man and his dog ride on a sleigh drawn by giant lobsters or crayfish. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1579.
  • A surgeon treating the back of a man who has been punished by whipping, four men stand over them in a prison cell (?) Etching by J. Amman (?).
  • A lantern maker working at his bench, talking to a woman customer who inspects a finished lantern. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A maker of geometrical and surveying instruments talks to a customer standing outside his shop, while an assistant works at a window beyond. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A brickmaker making bricks and roofing tiles: others carry them away in wheelbarrows to be fired in a kiln. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Three hatters at work in their workshop, with hats on display. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Members of a council, senate or tribunal in session. Etching by J. Amman, 1579.