Ein schön Lied von der Schlacht vor Dornach geschähen
A 1550 German broadside ballad, 'Ein schön Lied von der Schlacht vor Dornach', written by Hans Schirenbrand and printed by Wyssenbach, presumably in Switzerland, for popular street sale and singing. The title page carries a single woodcut of a helmeted soldier in slashed, decorated dress, standing with a sword and shield against a rough landscape, with a blackletter headline above; a designer might take its bold black-line woodcut contour, dense hatching, and compact framed title-block layout as models for historical print typography.
