14-09-2021, 07:07 PM
I like this shot of Sabbionara.
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I wonder what the view is like from the little clearing up on the hill behind the castle.
The architecture comes first, then the representation - whether that is artistic or heraldic.
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There are several terms for this pattern, but none in English. The Italian description, 'merlato alla ghibellina', turns out to be useful in finding various, familial, heraldic blazons. Marco's library reference to Italian armorial insignia shows the distinct presence of swallowtail merlons on various sorts of architectural structures: walls, towers, etc. They were clearly used to mark a distinction.
German heraldic examples are more uncommon, so far. They are also more artistically abstract, like a standard embattled pattern, but with the swallowtail merlons rather than the square ones. But again, this is purportedly a valid and real historical choice, someone's armorial heraldry - though obviously *not* all heraldry is historically valid.
Haven't seen a Ghibelline merlon in a French or English source, which shows how much heraldry was influenced by the local history.
In the 15th Century, the main perception is the architecture. But buildings might remain for centuries. And it is also the location. Swallowtail merlons would be known to any person who had traveled through the area. And then there is the matter of involvement with the artist's personal history. The swallowtail merlons in the VMs are a marker, but still this marker covers a lot of ground and many possibilities. One possibility involves the Valois connection to the Visconti of Milan. It is one data point in a growing set that coincides with other investigations involving Valois Burgundy in the 1430s (the Golden Fleece, Melusine, etc.) The VMs, though disguised by rough artistry, historically 'forgotten' events and intentional ambiguity, is still reflective of a reality that fits in the C-14 dates.
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I wonder what the view is like from the little clearing up on the hill behind the castle.
The architecture comes first, then the representation - whether that is artistic or heraldic.
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There are several terms for this pattern, but none in English. The Italian description, 'merlato alla ghibellina', turns out to be useful in finding various, familial, heraldic blazons. Marco's library reference to Italian armorial insignia shows the distinct presence of swallowtail merlons on various sorts of architectural structures: walls, towers, etc. They were clearly used to mark a distinction.
German heraldic examples are more uncommon, so far. They are also more artistically abstract, like a standard embattled pattern, but with the swallowtail merlons rather than the square ones. But again, this is purportedly a valid and real historical choice, someone's armorial heraldry - though obviously *not* all heraldry is historically valid.
Haven't seen a Ghibelline merlon in a French or English source, which shows how much heraldry was influenced by the local history.
In the 15th Century, the main perception is the architecture. But buildings might remain for centuries. And it is also the location. Swallowtail merlons would be known to any person who had traveled through the area. And then there is the matter of involvement with the artist's personal history. The swallowtail merlons in the VMs are a marker, but still this marker covers a lot of ground and many possibilities. One possibility involves the Valois connection to the Visconti of Milan. It is one data point in a growing set that coincides with other investigations involving Valois Burgundy in the 1430s (the Golden Fleece, Melusine, etc.) The VMs, though disguised by rough artistry, historically 'forgotten' events and intentional ambiguity, is still reflective of a reality that fits in the C-14 dates.