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23rd February 2021, 11:34 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
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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 from my camera   .
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23rd February 2021, 10:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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These are a very rare swords !! The sword auctioned posted in past post was my sword circa 7-8 years ago . I think near to be unique as rarity !
I ve seen only two originals of them in last 10 years !! Another one is in a private collection near me ... |
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26th February 2021, 03:38 PM
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There are other examples of paintings of these swords in the sometimes called Renaissance-moresque (mudejar) style (the term probably invented by somebody in XIXth century).
For example at Astorga cathedral or Alquezar colegiata. There are plenty of XVth c. gothic tables in the Flemish style but made by peninsular painters with sword armed saints: S. George, S. James, S. Katherina, S. Paul, Archangel Gabriel, A. Michael... Many carry swords in this style. S. Katherina seems to prefer two handed swords thought. On the other hand, the "bad guys", roman soldiers in resurrection images or martyrs executioners usually carry falchions... |
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2nd March 2021, 03:14 PM
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I have tried to find the images I mentioned from Astorga (S. Pedro de Verona) and Alquezar (sta Quiteria), but they are not of the mudejar type. So I include three others, two from Zaragoza, A Calvario and a S. Martin. S. Martin is another typical one to find with a nice sword. And a S. Miguel from Huesca. And I throw S. Katharina just for fun. Last edited by midelburgo; 2nd March 2021 at 04:05 PM. |
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