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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.
  • 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.
  • A parchment-maker smoothing an animal hide on a stretcher. Woodcut by J. Amman..
  • A barber cutting a man's hair. Woodcut by Jost Amman.
  • A sculptor who carves statues from wood, stone and crystal, in his workshop. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A miller pours grain into a mill from a sack brought by a donkey. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A tailor cutting cloth with scissors while his colleagues sew at a bench. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Four goldsmiths making goblets, necklaces etc. from gold and silver. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A dyer of cloth is dipping fabric into a large barrel as other sheets are hung up to dry. Woodcut by J. Amman..
  • A butcher wielding an axe to slaughter a bull. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Two craftsmen making thimbles. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A tanner or leather worker scraping animal hides. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Locksmiths working in their workshop: keys, bolts and padlocks are hanging from a line. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • An painter at an easel in his studio, painting a picture of Abraham and Isaac. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1568.
  • A cooper and his assistants making waterbutts and barrels for wine and beer. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A knife-grinder sharpening a blade on a grinding wheel as a customer arrives with a plane to be sharpened. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A travelling peddler with a tray of goods crying up his wares while on the road. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A cutler, or maker of knives, daggers and swords, working in his shop as a customer tests the weight of a sword. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A workshop in which oils are made from trees, nuts, berries etc. for foodstuffs and medicines. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • A wire-drawer working at his bench. Woodcut by J. Amman.