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Amman, Jost
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Amman, Jost (1539–91). Swiss printmaker and draughtsman, born in Zurich and active mainly in Nuremberg, Germany, where he is documented from 1561. He was perhaps the most prolific book illustrator of his day and one of his pupils boasted that he produced more drawings in four years than could be carted away in a hay-wagon (in spite of this huge productivity, he was constantly in financial trouble). His woodcuts and engravings are more important as documents of contemporary life than for their artistic value and in particular there is a wealth of material on 16th-century crafts in his
Eygentliche Beschreibung aller Stände auff Erden (Frankfurt, 1568; an expanded Latin edition was published in the same year, with 132 woodcuts in place of the 114 in the German original). The title translates as ‘Exact Description of All Ranks on Earth’ and the book is popularly known as the
Ständebuch (Book of Trades).
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News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/12/2007; 700+ words
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News Wire article from: Albawaba.com; 9/27/2009; 700+ words
; ...Under the Royal patronage, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) is launching next month...100 years of the first municipal council in Amman in 1909. Under the Royal patronage, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) is launching next month...
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News Wire article from: Albawaba.com; 7/30/2009; 700+ words
; Summary: Deputy Mayor of Amman, Engineer Amer Al Basheer recently inaugurated the three-day "Documenting Amman" conference, organized by the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) Cultural Programs Department, at Al Hussein Cultural Center...
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Deputy Mayor of Amman Inaugurates "Documenting Amman" Conference
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 7/30/2009; 700+ words
; Deputy Mayor of Amman, Engineer Amer Al Basheer recently inaugurated the three-day "Documenting Amman" conference, organized by the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) Cultural Programs Department, at Al Hussein Cultural Center, as part of...
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Amman Hosts Second Stand-Up Comedy Festival This December.
News Wire article from: Albawaba.com; 11/2/2009; 677 words
; Summary: Amman will host the second annual Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival 2009, Amman will host the second annual Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival 2009, from December 4 until December 10, in association with Orbit Showtime. The festival which...
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; Summary: The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) recently announced names of the winners in the Sing for Amman competition which was launched last year through the GAM-run Hawa Amman radio station. Names of winners were unveiled in a special...
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Amman
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
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Amman, Jost
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Amman, Jost (1539–91). Swiss printmaker and draughtsman, born in Zurich and active mainly in Nuremberg, Germany, where...
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Islamic Action Front
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