03-10-2019, 07:49 PM
(03-10-2019, 07:18 PM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Guys, please be careful with the huge quotes, this is really annoying for people trying to follow the conversation.
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While in a modern image this practice would be ridiculous, this "familiarization" was expected in the Middle Ages. Don't draw a realistic portrait of the thing, but rather evoke it in terms your audience can understand and relate to.
Sorry about the many quotes. I wonder whether I should just create a new comment rather than replying directly to an existing comment as it automatically includes all the quotes.
Whilst it is certainly possible that in some instances drawings of buildings may not accurately reflect the buildings in question I think we should be careful not to assume that authors did not do their best to accurately represent the buildings. I think a drawing of a building often was of a specific landmark that was normally associated with a specific location such as a town.(In modern times we might have a drawing of the Eiffel Tower to represent the city of Paris.)