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IHANDBOOKS OF THE GREAT
CRAFTSMEN. EDITED BY
G. C. WILLIAMSON, Litt.D.
PETER VISCHER
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Handbooks of the Great Craftsmen.
Illustrated Monographs, Biographical and Critical, on the Great
Craftsmen and Workers of Ancient and Modern Times.
Edited by G. C. Williamson, Litt.D.
Imperial 16mo, with numerous Illustrations, 5s. net each.
First Volumes of the Series
THE PAVEMENT MASTERS OF SIENA. Workers in Graffito. By R. H. Hobart Cust, M.A.
PETER VISCHER. Bronze Founder. By Cecil Headlam, B.A.
THE IVORY WORKERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES. By A. M. Cust.
Others to follow.
LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO.
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STEIN PHOTO.] [FROM A DRAWING IN POSSESSION OF T. A. STEIN, NÜRNBERG 1. PORTRAIT OF PETER VISCHER
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PETER VISCHER
BY
CECIL HEADLAM, B.A.
FORMERLY DEMY OF MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD; AUTHOR OF
“THE STORY OF NUREMBERG,” ETC.
LONDON
GEORGE BELL AND SONS
1901
VICHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.
TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.
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