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Originally Posted by shayde78
5 images down, we see our Ottoman Robin Hood again. I included the full page of text along with this image in case that holds interest for anyone willing to tackle the Old German translation.
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The Ottoman's costume is not entirely Robin Hood-ish. The artist maybe forgot to depict a proper turban, but the long coat is obviously an Ottoman caftan -- a fashion which became popular in parts of eastern Europe, particularly in Poland where, as the
zupan, it remained in vogue among the nobility until the 19th century.
A couple pages down from the first depiction of this fellow, and below the illustration of the Crucifixion, is a page with illustration dealing with Mohammed (spelled Machomet in the German vernacular of the time, you will find it written as Maometto in Italian texts, as in the title of Rossini's opera about Mehmet the Conqueror).