15thc perception on swallowtail merlons?
There's an interesting castle near Parma, of which I do not see any mention in this thread.
It is the Rocca Sanvitale in Fontanellato.
It includes all the visual elements, but I have not yet been able to check that these were all there in the early part of the 15th century. These are the ghibelline merlons, an overall rectangular shape, square and round towers and a nearby church spire. One might even add the main doorway.

I'm not pushing this as something important, but it might be worth checking if it fits, timewise.

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RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - by ReneZ - 22-09-2025, 08:23 AM
Castle Drena - by JustAnotherTheory - 06-03-2026, 10:48 AM

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