Ein schön new Lied/ Von dem Närrische[n] Caspar zu Nürnberg : sehr lustig vnnd kurtzweilig zu lesen vnd zu singen : In der weyß/ Es wolt ein Mäydlein Hochzeit haben/ vnd es war eben/ [et]c

1619 · [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] · 2 pictures

A 1619 German broadside song sheet, a comic ballad about a foolish Caspar of Nuremberg meant to be read and sung aloud; the publisher is unknown and the copy comes from the University Library of Bern. Its title page pairs a large blackletter heading with a crude woodcut of a figure with a huge hat and a dog-like companion, and a decorative knotwork border. A designer might take the bold, heavy blackletter hierarchy, the dense interlace ornament, and the rough, expressive woodcut line of the comic figure as models for folk-style print work.

e-rara · UB Bern · No known copyright restrictions · More from this library