Late Gothic Crossbows and Accouterments

Matchlock · 18th April 2014, 05:28 PM

Some very early sources of period illustrations depicting crossbows - and proving that shapes of the trigger bar that we would date '2nd half 15th c.' seem to have existed more than 200 years ago!

Attachments, from top:

- Maciejowski Bible, ca. 1245-50 (5)

- Liber ad honorem Augusti, Southern Italy, ca. 1194-96, Burgerbibl. Berne/Switzerland

- ca. 1225-50

- Codex Manesse, ca. 1305 (2)

- Spain or Portugal, 12th c., National Archive Lisbon (thanks, Nando!

- Siege of Cologne by the Huns, early 15th c.

- crossbow stored in its leather case (!), 1st half 15th c.

- Luttrell Psalterium, ca. 1330, British Library

Best,
m

18th April 2014, 05:28 PM	#31
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Some very early sources of period illustrations depicting crossbows - and proving that shapes of the trigger bar that we would date '2nd half 15th c.' seem to have existed more than 200 years ago! Attachments, from top: - Maciejowski Bible, ca. 1245-50 (5) - Liber ad honorem Augusti, Southern Italy, ca. 1194-96, Burgerbibl. Berne/Switzerland - ca. 1225-50 - Codex Manesse, ca. 1305 (2) - Spain or Portugal, 12th c., National Archive Lisbon (thanks, Nando! - Siege of Cologne by the Huns, early 15th c. - crossbow stored in its leather case (!), 1st half 15th c. - Luttrell Psalterium, ca. 1330, British Library Best, m Attached Images