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"Leuchterweibchen and Lüsterweibchen: Anthropomorphic Chandeliers of the 15th-17th Centuries. Fixtures which "incorporated the torso of a bare-breasted maiden, hunter or monk who appeared to hover above the room's occupants on antler wings. Early examples of these chandeliers were illustrated in a manuscript by Willem Vrelant in the university library at Erlanger and in engravings by Lucas Cranach, circa 1540." While most of them are female, there are a few male examples (Leuchtermännchen)."
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