15thc perception on swallowtail merlons?

[Mark Knowles]

Any building or wall will do, it's just about the architectural feature. Is it known if the abbey's merlons are originally pre-1450?

I think they are probably pre-1450 (certainly pre-1500). I think they are post-Voynich. I can investigate their date if important.(There is a book about the architecture). I expect they would have been constructed between about 1428 and 1469 when Abbot Barbavara was Abbot.

Did you see the video?

[Mark Knowles]

I am not suggesting, as should be clear, that the swallow tail merlons in the Voynich are those at San Nazarro Sesia, but rather those at Castello di Porta di Giovia in Milan and Castelgrande at Bellinzona.

[Mark Knowles]

Is Visconti Castle, Castelbarco, Cislago, Varese included?

[Mark Knowles]

Has Castello di San Colombano in Lambro been included?

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And Castello di Galliate?

[Mark Knowles]

Castle Vigoleno, Piacenza?

[Mark Knowles]

Adro?

[Mark Knowles]

Castello di Sorbello, Cortona ?

[Mark Knowles]

Castello di Breno

[Mark Knowles]

I Googled: Castello Ghibelline

Then looked under "Images"

Then looked through the list to see if there were examples not on our list.

(I started by searching for: Abbazia Ghibelline

But Abbeys with Swallow tail merlons seem very rare. Saints Nazzaro and Celso Abbey seems to be somewhat of an exception.)

[Mark Knowles]

Castello Scaligero at Malcesine?