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  • Carpenters working in the open air, making woodwork for mills, castles, bridges and ships. 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.
  • A physician examining a urine specimen, brought to him by an elderly woman. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.
  • An armourer is is beating metal into shape as armour for men and horses. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A bath-house in which the attendant bathes his customers and applies cupping glasses to their backs. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A craftsman illuminating a document. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A clock-maker is talking to a man outside his shop as he assembles a clock and an assistant works beyond. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in council with kings, dukes, earls and others. Etching by J. Amman, 1579.
  • Makers of brass basins and bowls at work in their workshop. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Christ healing a man of leprosy. Woodcut, 1571, after Jost Amman.
  • A saddler making saddles and girths for horses; saddles and bridles are displayed in the workshop. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A vineyard worker hoeing the ground in preparation for planting vines. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A physician examining a urine specimen, brought to him by an elderly woman. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.
  • A merchant haggles with another merchant over a large bundle of goods. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A gun maker is working at the window of his workshop, talking to a customer. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A weaver working on a treadle-operated loom as a woman brings him more thread. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A bell-founder with his stock of bells, mortars, braziers etc. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A bath-house in which the attendant bathes his customers and applies cupping glasses to their backs. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A spur-maker (spurrier) working at a bench as he talks to a customer. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Craftsmen making goldleaf. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A lawyer receiving a plea from a poor man. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A man making paper; his apprentice carrying away the finished sheets. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • An astronomer and astrologer in his study, plotting points on a globe with a pair of dividers. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.
  • A man is working at a large bowl over a fire, a man at the window is offering to buy his wares. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A craftsman making a woodcut. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A barber cutting a man's hair. Woodcut by Jost Amman.
  • Tin-founders and pewterers making jugs, drinking vessels etc. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A typefounder making type characters for printers. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Christ healing a man of leprosy. Woodcut, 1571, after Jost Amman.
  • A man and a woman making pins and needles. Woodcut by J. Amman.