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B.I · 7th October 2005, 10:08 AM

hi,
i have been meaning to revive this post for some time, but the thought of dredging back through my notes was too daunting. i would like to thank everyone that helped, especially marc who continued to find some great information. i do have a few more questions, mainly to confirm and expand what already been discussed.

marc -
you mentioned Cantigas de Alfonso X showing muslims carrying crossbows. has this been published in any form that i can access?
also, is there an illustration anywhere of the frescoes found in the Torre de las Damas and do they indeed show mounted crossbowmen?
and you mentioned the death of King Jaume I of Aragon. is this legend or can i find a published account. i did search for a while, but only found reference of his death, and no actual details. is there a book i can find?
the treatise from 1180 written by Al-Tartusi - can i find this published anywhere to see the reference to crossbows.
is the facsimile copy of the Cantigas de Alfonso X available anywhere (British library - or better to buy?)
also, you said -
The frescoes in the Torre de las Damas in the Alhambra are also shown there, though in the form of a drawing. Said drawing was done long ago by Gomez-Moreno, an Spanish arabist and archaeologist, and I seem to remember (might be wrong, here, but it can be checked) that the original frescoes are almost illegible now. They are also found in Nicolle's book.do you mean the frescoes are shown in soler del campos book? also, which nicholle book are you refering to?
also, is is worth tracking down soler del campos book? are the illustrations clear enough to make out the crossbow?

fernando -
you mentioned "Historia Silense " ( Perez de Urbel y Ruiz-Zorrilla - pages 189-190 ) is this in portuguese? do you have this publication and could you scan the relevant pages (inc title page)? this would be of great help, and i could get it translated here.
also, you said -
In the French National Library of Paris, there is ( at least ) an illumination of the great siege of Rhodes, in 1480, where you can clearly see the gear of both Otoman Turks and the Knights Hospitalers ( St. John of Jerusalem ), with the Turks using a consistent shape of crossbows ( one with a highly powerfull cranequin, a ratchet device that spanned a 450 ratio tension ).you also showed the illustration, but is there any more details (artist, date) on this painting? can you let me know the book the image came from?

krill - your references were great and i am tracking them down.
again, thanks to everyone else. this post provided enough information to answer the question and the sources tapped into were astounding.

7th October 2005, 10:08 AM	#14
B.I Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 485	hi, i have been meaning to revive this post for some time, but the thought of dredging back through my notes was too daunting. i would like to thank everyone that helped, especially marc who continued to find some great information. i do have a few more questions, mainly to confirm and expand what already been discussed. marc - you mentioned Cantigas de Alfonso X showing muslims carrying crossbows. has this been published in any form that i can access? also, is there an illustration anywhere of the frescoes found in the Torre de las Damas and do they indeed show mounted crossbowmen? and you mentioned the death of King Jaume I of Aragon. is this legend or can i find a published account. i did search for a while, but only found reference of his death, and no actual details. is there a book i can find? the treatise from 1180 written by Al-Tartusi - can i find this published anywhere to see the reference to crossbows. is the facsimile copy of the Cantigas de Alfonso X available anywhere (British library - or better to buy?) also, you said - The frescoes in the Torre de las Damas in the Alhambra are also shown there, though in the form of a drawing. Said drawing was done long ago by Gomez-Moreno, an Spanish arabist and archaeologist, and I seem to remember (might be wrong, here, but it can be checked) that the original frescoes are almost illegible now. They are also found in Nicolle's book.do you mean the frescoes are shown in soler del campos book? also, which nicholle book are you refering to? also, is is worth tracking down soler del campos book? are the illustrations clear enough to make out the crossbow? fernando - you mentioned "Historia Silense " ( Perez de Urbel y Ruiz-Zorrilla - pages 189-190 ) is this in portuguese? do you have this publication and could you scan the relevant pages (inc title page)? this would be of great help, and i could get it translated here. also, you said - In the French National Library of Paris, there is ( at least ) an illumination of the great siege of Rhodes, in 1480, where you can clearly see the gear of both Otoman Turks and the Knights Hospitalers ( St. John of Jerusalem ), with the Turks using a consistent shape of crossbows ( one with a highly powerfull cranequin, a ratchet device that spanned a 450 ratio tension ).you also showed the illustration, but is there any more details (artist, date) on this painting? can you let me know the book the image came from? krill - your references were great and i am tracking them down. again, thanks to everyone else. this post provided enough information to answer the question and the sources tapped into were astounding.