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Sempacher Schlacht : beschehen im 1386. Jar, uff Sanct Cirillen Tag, wie Gott einer Löblichen Eydgnossschafft by gestanden ist

Halbsuter, Hans · 1595 · bey Johann. Schröter · 1 picture

A 1595 German-language broadside ballad on the Battle of Sempach, written by Hans Halbsuter and printed by Johann Schröter, likely for popular readers in the Swiss Confederation and German-speaking lands. The single picture is a bold woodcut of a bearded armoured soldier in a plumed helmet, holding a shield and sword against a hatched background, a strong model for medieval-style figure silhouettes, hatched textures and dramatic line work.

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