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  • 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.
  • The flayed Marsyas is tied to a tree with his skin hanging over a branch of the tree. Line engraving with etching by R. Collin after J. von Sandrart.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Makers of brass basins and bowls at work in their workshop. Woodcut by J. 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.