Notariat unnd Teutsche Rhetoric
Franckfort am Meyn : Getruckt ... bey Christian Egenolffs Erben, 1571.
A sixteenth century German notarial treatise illustrated with woodcuts made by Hans Weidtiz, an important German Renaissance artist.
The stylistic similarities between the images and illustrations found in artisan guidebooks and trade books highlight how people may have conceptualized legal work at the time.
In this particular image, a notary is shown taking the last will and testament of a dying man.