Re: That Hat

[Christian Folini]

Hi,

You're reproduction looks like being taken from 

Wilhelm Treue et al. (Ed.): Das Hausbuch der Mendelschen 
Zwölfbrüderstiftung zu Nürnberg : deutsche Handwerkerbilder 
des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts, 2 Vol., München 1965.

This is the only complete edition of the Mendel Housebook
i know of. I've stopped by the library yesterday to have
a closer look. Unfortunately, the print in the book is
also black and white.
Maybe someone stumbles over a color reproduction of this
particular image somewhere else, but it is not very likely.

When examined closely, it looks as if the inner side of
the hat would be painted with the same colour as the outer
side. The assumption, that there would not be a lining
or that the seperate lining is of the same color is a bit
short-sighted. The Housebook images are more like drawings
with some color in big strokes. They are no detailed 
reproduction of actual items. Do not trust the colors here.

best regards,

Christian



On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 08:48:20AM +0200, Peter Keel wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Does anyone have this picture in color? 
> http://homepage.univie.ac.at/rudolf.koch/mendel/049.jpg
> It shows a blacksmith and its customer from 1467, from the
> "Hausbuch der Mendelschen Zwölfbrüderstiftung in Nürnberg"
> Specifically, I'd like to know whether the brim of the hat 
> of the rider is lining, or the same cloth as the rest of it.
> Also, I'm interested in other pictures of similar hats. 
> 
> Thank you
> Seegras
> -- 
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> neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin
> 

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