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Ein Hüpsch Lied von der Schlacht geschähen vor Murtten/ mitt dem großmächtigen Hertzog Karle von Burgund/ als jm die Eydgnossen daselbst obgelägen sind/ [et]c : Jm thon/ Wiewol ich bin ein alter Gryß

Weber, Veit · 1557 · by Samuel Apiario · 1 picture

A 1557 German broadside song printed by Samuel Apiario and written by Veit Weber, recounting the Swiss Confederates' siege of Murten against Duke Charles of Burgundy and set to a known melody for popular singing. The single woodcut on the title page shows armoured soldiers and pikemen around a central figure, a plain, dense black-line design a designer could borrow for period-styled graphic work.

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