New Künstlichs Modelbuch 1600

Bernhard Jobin's *New Künstlichs Modelbuch* is a woodcut print published in 1600. The book cover, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, depicts a scene of women weaving. The intricate woodcut style of the artwork captures the detailed patterns of the fabric and the flowing folds of the women’s clothing. The central banner of the image includes the text: “Of all sorts of pretty models / for the looms to weave or / with the Sophronius / Cross and Judenfick / and other different ways to make”. The title, in German, translates to *New Artistic Pattern Book*. This woodcut print was a popular form of disseminating design ideas for textile manufacturers in 16th-century Europe.