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in the compact cahier form were most likely not at all linked directly with his
work on paintings or graphic designs.

Heidenreich’s own visual concepts collected over the years and sup-
plemented with copies of worts by other artists as well as studies of nature
provided the artist with an invaluable bank of artistic solutions that, not having
been created with any one piece in mind, were able to be used at anytime for
any work. This method can be attributed to the influence of the traditional
artistic model of the trade guilds whose basis consisted of making use of model
books.2S Despite the increase in knowledge of classical art theory (and the

28 Cf. R. W Scheller, A Survey of Medieval Model Books, Haarlem 1969.

14. D. Heidenreich,
Defeat of Amor.
Ilustration to
Apuleus of Madaura
Piece "Amor
and Psyche", Weimar,
Kunstsammlungen zu
Weimar; cat. no. 19v
(Phot. Roland Dressier,
Weimar)

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