Morris dancers

Meckenem, Israhel van, the younger (ca. 1440-1503)

Item type:

print

Diameter:

17.4 cm  (6 7/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

engraving

Description

Group of men dancing with a man playing pipe and tabor. The four dancers represent a nobleman, a jester, a townsman, and a farmer.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Galoubet [3970]
Side drum [2729]

Image URLs

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Bibliographic references

Henne am Rhyn, Otto. Kulturgeschichte des deutschen Volkes (Berlin: Baumgärtel, 1897) vol. 1, p. 399.

RIdIM record id

1127