(Der Fingerhüter or Thimble-Maker by
Jost Amman, 1539-1591, Swiss artist)
Today is Labor Day.
Jost Amman’s woodcut is one of 114 illustrations he created for The Book of Trades published in Germany in 1568. Each depicts a different trade or profession, leaving us a fascinating portrait of Renaissance life in Northern Europe. The images are complemented by short verses written by Hans Sachs (1494-1576), a popular singer and poet of Nuremberg, where Amman also lived. The book was also published in Latin.
(Fingerhut, or thimble, is translated literally from the German as finger-hat.)
EPITAPH
God give me work
Till my life shall end
And life
Till my work is done.
~ Winifred Holtby (1898-1935), English novelist and journalist, and life-long friend of Vera Brittain, who wrote her biography, Testament of Friendship
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