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Eyn niiwes lied zuo lob vnd eer dem edlen Bären zů Bärn : In der wyß/ wie das lied von der statt Toll

1536 · [Lux Schauber] · 1 picture

A 1536 German broadside song sheet printed in Bern, likely by Lux Schauber, praising the city's bear emblem and set to a known tune. The single picture is a woodcut of a fully armoured soldier standing in profile, holding a sword and a long pole, with a bulky plumed hat and a wide mantle. A designer could take the crisp black-line woodcut contours and the stiff, boxed figure style as a model for historical costume or medieval-revival graphics.

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