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fernando
10th November 2010, 03:31 PM
A first half XVI century painting by Gregório Lopes.
Provenant from the Templar charola of the Convent of Tomar, presently at the Nationl Museum of Antique Arts in Lisbon.
This is a detail of the painting, how it comes in the book "Eight centuries of hunting in Portugal", to emphasize the long bow, the sword and the crossbow.

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Matchlock
10th November 2010, 04:37 PM
Well done, 'Nando, :)

Thank you! What wonderful weapons the Portuguese had ...

The crossbow is clearly influenced by the mid-15th c. Italo-Spanish style, with a very delicate long tiller and and small indented steel bow. Also the quite developed form of the sword hilt is remarkable.

I attach scans of a ca. 1450 Italian painting depicting similar bows and crossbows.

Best,
Michl

fernando
10th November 2010, 05:00 PM
Thank you Michl,
Poor Sebastian; those guys shoot at such a short range !
Here, i found the whole painting in the Web.
... more weapons and ...do i see a displeasing soldier holding a halberd in the inverted position?

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Matchlock
10th November 2010, 05:31 PM
Oh yeah,

This insubordinate guy seems to be scraping the earth with his halberd - it may have been his last deed before his beheading ... :cool: :eek:

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Matchlock
10th November 2010, 07:42 PM
Hi 'Nando,

Please allow these to be 'stolen' :eek: and reposted in my new thread

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12849

Thanks, friend,
Michl

fernando
10th November 2010, 08:21 PM
By all means, Miguel ;)
Be my guest :eek:

Matchlock
11th November 2010, 03:26 AM
I was humbly hoping for your kindest allowance, my dearest friend Sir! :cool:

Thanks as much as always,
Michl