Der Frawen Spiegel : in wellichem Spiegel sich das weyblich Byld, jung oder altt beschauw[e]n oder lernen, zu gebrauchen, die Woltat gegen irem eelichen Gemahel

Creator:

Schoensperger, Johann, ca. 1480-1543, printer

Published/Created:

[Augsburg]
[Johann Schoensperger the younger]
[ca. 1515]

Physical Description:

1 vol.
color illustration
20 cm.

Notes:

Weller gives date of ca. 1520.

Abstract:

A late medieval German poem of advice to young and old women, Der frawen Spiegel defines the ideal qualities, activities, and virtues of married and unmarried women. This rare edition is illustrated with one of the earliest examples of a chiaroscuro woodcut. Made especially for this volume, the illustration shows two women holding up a mirror. One, provocatively dressed, represents the unmarried girl, the other, in more matronly attire, the married woman mentioned in the title.

Variant Titles:

Frauen Spiegel
Frauenspiegel

Topics:

Wives --Conduct of life --Early works to 1800
Women --Conduct of life --Early works to 1800

Language:

German

Genre:

Illustrations
Marginalia
Woodcuts

Format:

Mixed Material

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Related Exhibit or Resource:

Treasures Old & New: Recent Additions to Beinecke Collections

Call Number:

2009 186

Orbis Record:

8525704

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

1327249

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

2077259

PID:

digcoll:3627989