Generosa Virginis pronuba Noriberg; Generosa sponsa quo habitu ad solemneis choreas incedit Norib.; Patricia Sponsa quemadmodum ad templum deducitur Noriberg a binis Senatoris; Nobilium matronarum vestitus cum quo abeunt ad choreas nuptialeis Norib.

Abraham de Bruyn Flemish
Publisher Joos de Bosscher Netherlandish

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Engraving, part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1580.

This engraving represents the costumes of four women. On the left a virgin bride of noble birth from Nuremberg wears a dress with a long-sleeved bodice with an embellished pattern of lozenges on the collar and an asymmetrical paneled skirt over a brocaded skirt with diagonal and horizontal stripes with pearls, her long, curly hair loose over her shoulders and crowned by a jeweled crown. She wears several strands of pearls around her neck, holds her gloves in her hands, and carries a long, white handkerchief over her left forearm.

To her right is a noble bride wears a 'solemn' gown with short sleeves trimmed with fur over long sleeves, a jeweled netted partlet, and asymmetrical paneled skirt with train over a brocaded skirt with a pattern of lozenges and embroidered pearls. Strips of fabric hang at her back. A necklace with a large pendant and matching bracelets, as well as a jeweled belt, adorn her outfit. Her hair is braided and held up by a large, jeweled headdress.

On the center-right is a bride from Nuremberg at the temple, wearing a long gown with train, the overskirt with thin, vertical stripes, and the underskirt with a pattern of lozenges and pearls. The bodive has long, wide sleeves, and she holds a fur muff around her hands, with a sort of fur scarf hanging from it at the front of her dress. She wears a large ruff, and around it a necklace with a large pendant. Her hair is braided and held up by a jeweled headdress.

On the right, a noblewoman wears nuptial patry dress with ruff, partlet, short fur sleeves over long, tight sleeves with ruffled cuffs, and an asymmetrical skirt over a longer brocaded skirt with diagonal stripes embroidered with pearls. Strips of fur hang from the right side of her hip, and she holds a shawl around her forearm above them. She wears a three-strand chain necklace and several beaded bracelets on each wrist. Her hair is tied up and covered by an embroidered cap.

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