Back in Black : photos of a Journey to TRANSYLVANIAN MUSEUMS

Radu Transylvanicus · 17th February 2005, 04:35 PM

some old gravures in theme from the Timisoara museum :
Defeat of the Ottomans
Austro-Hungarian Empire monarch (XVIIIth century)
Portrait of a local nobleman
Punishment by impaling (admit it you were dying to see this one, after all it is Transylvania...)
City of Timisoara coat of arms
Portrait of Pavel Chinezul (Paul the Chinaman) XVth century Count of Timisoara, a epic proportions fierce hero that fought the Turks with legendary deeds, a man of remarkable body and spiritual strength...

Radu Transylvanicus · 17th February 2005, 04:43 PM

One more portrait of Pavel Chinezul and then were back in bussiness with mainly but not only Ottoman weaponry :

Radu Transylvanicus · 17th February 2005, 04:47 PM

continuation...

Radu Transylvanicus · 17th February 2005, 04:59 PM

Mixed firepower, fokosh/toporishca/baltag (peasant or shepherd`s axe, working and battle instrument, machismo object and dispute settler, every folksmen that owned a pair of testies owned one of these too, even my granpa, until 1950s) an Ottoman Jambyia XVIIth century, a Transylvanian buzdugan mace . ...

Radu Transylvanicus · 17th February 2005, 05:04 PM

and more local and mixed weapons...

Radu Transylvanicus · 17th February 2005, 05:07 PM

last but not least some stuff and of course one more portrait of Paul the Chinaman (Pavel Chinezul)

TVV · 17th February 2005, 05:52 PM

Thanks for sharing. For someone stealing pictures you did amazingli well, Radu. Are there more Dacian and early Medieval weapons? I just want to compare them to Thracian and early Medieval finds in Bulgaria.

17th February 2005, 04:35 PM	#1
Radu Transylvanicus Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 2008-2010 Bali, 1998-2008 USA Posts: 271	some old gravures in theme from the Timisoara museum : Defeat of the Ottomans Austro-Hungarian Empire monarch (XVIIIth century) Portrait of a local nobleman Punishment by impaling (admit it you were dying to see this one, after all it is Transylvania...) City of Timisoara coat of arms Portrait of Pavel Chinezul (Paul the Chinaman) XVth century Count of Timisoara, a epic proportions fierce hero that fought the Turks with legendary deeds, a man of remarkable body and spiritual strength... Attached Images

17th February 2005, 04:43 PM	#2
Radu Transylvanicus Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 2008-2010 Bali, 1998-2008 USA Posts: 271	One more portrait of Pavel Chinezul and then were back in bussiness with mainly but not only Ottoman weaponry : Attached Images

17th February 2005, 04:47 PM	#3
Radu Transylvanicus Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 2008-2010 Bali, 1998-2008 USA Posts: 271	continuation... Attached Images

17th February 2005, 04:59 PM	#4
Radu Transylvanicus Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 2008-2010 Bali, 1998-2008 USA Posts: 271	Mixed firepower, fokosh/toporishca/baltag (peasant or shepherd`s axe, working and battle instrument, machismo object and dispute settler, every folksmen that owned a pair of testies owned one of these too, even my granpa, until 1950s) an Ottoman Jambyia XVIIth century, a Transylvanian buzdugan mace . ... Attached Images

17th February 2005, 05:04 PM	#5
Radu Transylvanicus Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 2008-2010 Bali, 1998-2008 USA Posts: 271	and more local and mixed weapons... Attached Images

17th February 2005, 05:07 PM	#6
Radu Transylvanicus Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 2008-2010 Bali, 1998-2008 USA Posts: 271	last but not least some stuff and of course one more portrait of Paul the Chinaman (Pavel Chinezul) Attached Images Last edited by Radu Transylvanicus; 17th February 2005 at 05:20 PM.

17th February 2005, 05:52 PM	#7
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,666	Thanks for sharing. For someone stealing pictures you did amazingli well, Radu. Are there more Dacian and early Medieval weapons? I just want to compare them to Thracian and early Medieval finds in Bulgaria.