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2nd April 2012, 01:34 PM
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Two Cranequins in the Habsburg Waffensammlung Vienna
The first Late Gothic, ca. 1500, the belt hook missing;
the second was dated '2nd half 15th century' by the staff but, in spite of its Late Gothic brass tracery on the gear box, it should be actually dated to 'ca. 1530-40'; the belt hook a modern replacement. Best, Michael |
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2nd April 2012, 01:37 PM
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One last close-up, the riveting of the (replaced) belt hook.
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2nd April 2012, 01:54 PM
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For close comparison with the foregoing cranequin, and to back its dating assigned by me, I attach images of a sample by the Nuremberg 'Master of the crossed arrows', dated 1540 and with almost identical punched trefoil decoration, from the collection of a friend.
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14th April 2012, 11:56 PM
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An Early-16th C. Crossbow in a Piece of Period Artwork of 1518-9
From the Herrenberg Altarpiece, painted by Jörg Ratgeb in 1518-9, now in the Staatsgalererie Stuttgart.
Please note that this plain Landsknecht crossbow is mounted with the characteristic early-16th c. steel bow and the tiller is depicted 'in the white', in its natural state and unvarnished, which of course was the cheapest possible version. m |
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20th April 2012, 05:39 PM
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I found this late-15th c. crossbow, together with a ca. 1530's cranequin, preserved in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio.
See follower post. m Last edited by Matchlock; 20th April 2012 at 06:05 PM. |
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20th April 2012, 05:46 PM
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A late-Gothic crossbow, ca. 1470, with composite horn bow, together with what seems to be one of the finest contemporary cranequins in existence; in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio.
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20th April 2012, 07:48 PM
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A Remarkable Site on Crossbows and Accouterments!
http://www.google.de/imgres?q=craneq...:13,s:47,i:203
Unfortunately, no references to the respective museums are given ...  m |
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21st April 2012, 10:49 PM
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Quote:
What do you think, Micke? m |
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