Lot 143
"Jewess" – Woodcut – Venice, 1598
Hebrea ["Jewess"], woodcut from "Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo", by Cesare Vecellio. [Venice: Appresso I Sessa, 1598].
Woodcut, by the wood engraver Christoph Krieger, depicting a Jewish woman from Syria in typical clothing.
Leaf: 11X17 cm. Good condition. Stains. A small open tear to the lower right corner, the side the leaf was detached from the book.
