The Arlberg entry is about what Marco wrote here; it seemed okay to put a marker there as a general indication of the region. Should this be changed?
As for the 1450 cutoff, there are basically two reasons:
1) A pre-defined cutoff line is required to eliminate any kind of bias.If the data is gathered with well-defined rules, any arguments built upon it will be stronger.
2) It looks like the meaning, use and geographical extent of swallowtail merlons evolved throughout the 15th century. For this reason, I prefer to stick pretty close to the carbon-dating of the VM. With 1450, we still give it 12 years of leeway.
As for the region of production, it's simple: if we know where the thing was made, then that's where we put the marker
(14-09-2021, 09:32 AM)MarcoP wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The heraldic devices I attached You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. date to the XIV century. The manuscript (München, Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv, Geheimes Hausarchiv, Bände 3) is from Tirol; it is about St. Christoph am Arlberg, but maybe it is more likely that the ms was written in a nearby town?
As for the 1450 cutoff, there are basically two reasons:
1) A pre-defined cutoff line is required to eliminate any kind of bias.If the data is gathered with well-defined rules, any arguments built upon it will be stronger.
2) It looks like the meaning, use and geographical extent of swallowtail merlons evolved throughout the 15th century. For this reason, I prefer to stick pretty close to the carbon-dating of the VM. With 1450, we still give it 12 years of leeway.
As for the region of production, it's simple: if we know where the thing was made, then that's where we put the marker