Die Gartengesellschafft : das ander Theil dess Rollwagens : darinn mancherley frölich Gsprech, Schimpfreden, Speywerck vnnd sonst kurtzweilige Schwenck vnnd Bossen, von Historien vnnd Fabeln zů finden : in Gärten, Zechen vnnd auff dem Feld, sehr lustig zů lesen ; jetzt widerumb von newem mit Fleiss vbersehen, gemehrt, vnd mit schönen Figuren geziert, sampt einem ordenlichen Register

Frey, Jakob, approximately 1520-approximately 1562, author, Lechler, Martin, -1594, printer, Feyerabend, Sigmund, 1528-1590, publisher, Hüter, Simon, active 1563-1583, publisher, Solis, Virgil, 1514-1562, engraver · 1565 · 8 pictures

Die Gartengesellschafft is a 1565 German book of jestbooks, merry tales and anecdotes compiled by Jakob Frey and printed in Frankfurt by Martin Lechler for publishers Sigmund Feyerabend and Simon Hüter, intended for readers seeking entertaining reading. The woodcut pictures are small, framed scenes of peasants, townsfolk and soldiers in simple outdoor and interior settings, with bold outlines and crowded figures that suggest clear, narrative compositions a designer could adapt for storytelling or comic panels.

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