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Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
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Hi all,
Here is a painting by Melchior Feselen, Bavaria: The Battle of Alesia, dated 1533 (Bavarian National Museum Munich). Depicted in utmost detail, against a breathtaking landscape and sky, are almost all sorts of early-16th c. arms, armor and accouterments: tents, cannon, edged weapons like two-handed swords and Katzbalgers, Landsknechts in their full and rich costume and equipment amidst fierce fighting, hafted weapons such as pikes and halberds, early matchlock and hand-ignited fireams (arquebuses) and various forms of flasks, powder horns and earliest bandoliers, horsemen in full armor, etc. Enjoy! I have a 7 MB high-rez scan of that painting that can be zoomified to study each tiny detail! Anbody wishing to receive that scan, send me a private message together with your email but make sure that your email system can handle a 7 MB attachment! Plesase also see: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15724 Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 15th September 2012 at 05:06 PM. |
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