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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() A truly excelent enlightening of this issue, Mark. Thanks much for sharing. I have tried to keep a close picture of Dom Fernando's sword in Granada but the security guy demanded that i deleted it... |
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Forum: European Armoury
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![]() I don't think at all that this would have been the case, given their identity. From top to bottom: the sword of King Fernando, the Catholic, in the Cathedral of Granada; another of Fernando’ swords,... |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() Looks like the Spaniards give a better account of their sister pattern high end examples. But you now, a larger country, larger museums, greater rust degradations, larger burial sites ... and... |
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![]() You tell me Bruno, once my previous guessings (#25) were not plausible. We should regard the examples represented in the tapistries with some uniformity of style, perhaps the result of their... |
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![]() Great example, Bruno. Also in the famous Pastrana tapestries, commissioned by King Dom Afonso V, to celebrate conquests in African territory (Arzila, Tangiers) we can see, among plenty weaponry... |
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![]() Bruno, i certainly disagree with your disagreement, but i agree that we better cease this 'colateral' discussion. As for surviving swords of the period, this is a wonder; they are made of... |
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![]() Elementary, my dear Wayne :D. Actually, either the artist made an error of perspective (which i would doubt) or the hypothetical distance between the spare arrows and his hidden hand is far too long;... |
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![]() If a later theory appointed for the panels to represent the symbolic (in absency) Christian funeral of the Infant Dom Fernando, who died captive in Fez in 1443, this would then re-date of panels from... |
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![]() Maybe he has his own style to hang the the quiver; like on his right chest ;). I would forget all those technicalities if it were possible to ask the guy to turn around and show us the whole scene... |
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![]() Amazing Bruno; the discussion based in a few swords, looking well, this work comprises quite an arsenal of weapons. . |
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![]() As i see, Udo, a style of sword used both in the Peninsula as also in Italy, in the second half XV century. In those days sword styles had much in common among such nations, namely by navigators. |
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![]() As i suggested in my previous post, Bruno; " In reality only one personality is unanimously identified in the panels, Henri the Navigator; and even that is not 100% granted for some " I thought i... |
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![]() Jim, as already 'lightly' approached, this renaissance huge polyptych (six yards wide) comprises a set of six panels attributed to Nuno Gonçalves, painter and Knight of the royal house of King Dom... |
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![]() This iconographic and enigmatic work has been subject, now during a century, to a number of different interpretations, some with rather opposite assumptions. In reality only one personality is... |
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![]() An accurate two handed sword, by same Gregorio Lopes. . |
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![]() You would be surprised at what artists can do, Bruno ;) . (Gregorio Lopes, XVI century). . |
Forum: European Armoury
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![]() These are said to actually being regarded as faithful examples of our period swords; the wealthy owners adorned versions, of course ;). I don't think these painted examples were 'portraits' of... |
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![]() Thank you Jim, for confirming my previous notes (#13) in that these swords followed end XVIII century characteristics. It is obvious that they were not developed for combat purposes, as they were not... |
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![]() Dear Mark, the article author desn't mention that these swords were 'copied' from those of other nations but that they have 'characteristics in common'. You may take your guess. Here you have in... |
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![]() You're welcome, Captain, I guess i could have shown you my (ex) other one ... . |
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![]() I would say so as well, Mark. This pattern was in use both in civilan as also military swords of the last quarter XVIII century. These later inspired model 1806 pattern Portuguese officers sword. In... |
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![]() Many many of pieces came out from Liege; the best ... and the worst. I have had both. . |
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![]() Rick, i have visited a zillion sources over this thread by the time; to find the one where i have (thought) i read mentioning such particular, would be like a needle in a haystack. Perhaps i have... |
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