Abstract
Between 1560 and 1587 the publisher Sigmund Feyerabend of Frankfurt a.M. published more than 40 'Figurenbande', i.e. small, richly illustrated, popular books with texts in verses. Two of these were based on Feyerabend's cooperation with the author Hans Sachs and the illustrator Jost Amman: the 'Standebuch* and a 'Kriegsamterbuch*. Contrary to the 'Standebuch', we know only little about the 'Kriegsamterbuch', as Hans Sachs1 handwritten text was lost with his 17. 'Spruchgedichtbuch', and the only known copy of the printed book, probably published in 1565, has been missing since the end of World War II. But on the basis of Hans Sachs* 'Generalregister* and especially C. Beckers book on Jost Amman's graphic works from 1854 it is possible to get a rather clear picture of its physical appearance, the inventory of the described military functions, and the amount of text in the <Kriegsamterbuch\ The woodcuts are mainly taken from the edition of Leonhard Fronsperger's 'Kriegsbuch* that Feyerabend published in 1565. For each of the 44 military functions Hans Sachs wrote a text consisting of 10 lines; the concluding "Beschlufi" consisting of 12 lines is the only text known today - through Rudolph Genees reproduction. Hartmann Schopper's Tanoplia' from 1568 and Frons- pergers verse description of military functions in the 'Kriegsbuch'-edition from 1573 are clear reflections of Hans Sachs* lost 'Kriegsamterbuch'.
| Original language | German |
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| Journal | Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen |
| Volume | 254 |
| Issue | 2017/1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 17-47 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| ISSN | 0003-8970 |
| Publication status | Published - 29 May 2017 |