Hausbücher der Nürnberger Zwölfbrüderstiftungen
Cobbler
An image showing a cobbler with a large pair of shears depicted near his workbench. Image from Wikimedia commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mendel_I_017_v.jpg
Name/Title
Hausbücher der Nürnberger ZwölfbrüderstiftungenEntry/Object ID
2025.7.4Tags
germany, history, crafts, art, artisanDescription
The Housebooks of Nuremberg (also often referred to as the Mendel Housebooks, or the Twelve Brethren Books) were created as a chronicle or memorial. The Mendel retirement home was set up in 1388 for old Nuremberg craftsmen; 12 'brothers' could be accommodated at any one time. A second home was set up in 1510 by Matthew Landauer, a mining entrepreneur. Both homes kept memorial books, with illustrations chronicling those who lived and died there. The illustrations depict the brothers at work in their former professions. Early entries only included names and biographical data (the earliest examples were compiled retrospectively from records) but later entries were expanded to include short biographies. Among the illustrations are some interesting examples of shears and scissors alongside the crafts in which they were used.Category
History, Industrial Scissors, Representations