A shearman removing the nap from rough woven cloth, watched by another man from a window. Woodcut by J. Amman.

  • Amman, Jost, 1539-1591.
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[1568]
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34907i
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A shearman removing the nap from rough woven cloth, watched by another man from a window. Woodcut by J. Amman. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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In the German publication, described as "Der Thuchschärer". He uses a pair of big shears to smoothe away the nap

Publication/Creation

[Frankfurt am Main] : [S. Feyrabend], [1568]

Physical description

1 print : woodcut ; sheet 8 x 6 cm

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Wellcome Collection 34907i

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