12-06-2018, 03:58 PM
Paris: I am specifically talking about the pointed beard, which is missing from other Sagittarius illustrations. In other bowman images, it appears to mark the figure as a foreigner.
It's basically a question about art history. If you draw a man, you might choose to give him a beard or not based on your personal taste. But before modernity, such things usually meant something. Facial hair just like clothing denotes types of characters.
I made a thread about Livre de Chasse not so long ago: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. . As I showed there, it also featured some pointy-bearded archers:
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Since Phébus lived at the border with Spain and he supervised the manufacture of all source manuscripts himself, it is possible that these bearded crossbowmen came from the south as well.
It's basically a question about art history. If you draw a man, you might choose to give him a beard or not based on your personal taste. But before modernity, such things usually meant something. Facial hair just like clothing denotes types of characters.
I made a thread about Livre de Chasse not so long ago: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. . As I showed there, it also featured some pointy-bearded archers:
Since Phébus lived at the border with Spain and he supervised the manufacture of all source manuscripts himself, it is possible that these bearded crossbowmen came from the south as well.