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Pictures from Von der Artzney bayder Glück des guten und widerwärtigen (Augsburg, 1532), made as woodcuts by Hans Weiditz the Younger, known as the Petrarch Master, or, in German, Petrarch Meister, because of his superb illustrations for a book by the 14th century Italian scholar Petrarch.
I have a fac-simile of the prints, not the original book. I got the edition I have in Prague.
Title: Die Holzschnitte des Petrarca-Meisters zu Petrarcas
Date: 1532
Total items: 2
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
Vintage Signs of the Zodiac from Woodcuts
These zodiac astrological symbols are taken from a woodcut designed by Hans Weiditz (the Petrarch Master) in approximately 1530. [more...] [$]
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