Ein schön New Gaistlich Liedt, wider die unartige böse verkerte Welt
A 1569 German broadsheet song sheet, printed in Gothic type with a woodcut vignette, likely from Alexander Hock's press, meant for singing to a known tune given as 'Es was ein wacker Weydelein'. The small woodcut shows a figure in a loose cap and a woman with a long veil and a crown-like headdress, framed by a bold black border, with a bird flying overhead. A designer might take the compact hierarchy of blackletter headline, the tune instruction set in smaller italic, and the simple framed vignette as a model for poster or album typography.
