1568 woodcut by Jost Amman, with verses by Hans Sachs, depicting a chain-mail maker at his workbench. The craftsman sits at a table, bent over as he fashions the armor, while a customer in a cloak and hat looks on. The scene is framed by a window with hills and trees in the background. Beneath the image is a German poem titled Der Panzermacher (‘The Armor-Maker’), describing the skills of the chain-mail maker.
I am a foreign armorer,
I make the steel hauberk,
Also sleeves and coverings of mail,
Worn both openly and in secret.
From armor I craft strong collars of steel,
I can also roll and clean mail,
When it begins to rust,
Thus the armorer’s song begins.
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