Sun Nov 10, 2019 07:36 PM

Modelbuch Monday (11/11/2019)

Today’s book is _Morysse a Damashin renewed and increase, very profitable for Goldsmythes and Embroiderars_ by Thomas Geminus, dated 1548

This is one of the books that doesn’t have a Lotz number. There are several of the moresque style books that aren’t on Lotz’ list, but this was one of the earliest printed in England (if not the first.) Geminus was a Flemish engraver and printer who began working in England starting in 1545. You can download a pdf copy from the University of Munster. https://sammlungen.ulb.uni-muenster.de/hd/content/titleinfo/935714

Both the V&A and the British Museum have some individual images of Geminus available, but not the entire book.