23-02-2026, 04:50 PM
The similar unbound format is really interesting!
I still think I am missing something fundamental here:
A vast part of Taccola's imagery is also found in Kyeser. Not just the machines, even people like the naked boy. Did Taccola really shamelessly copy him like that, or did Taccola's imagery end up in later Kyeser copies? The same goes for Martini. You can find nearly all 'his' imagery in Taccola's books 1+2. I am astonished thet Elizabeth Merrill doesn't mention Kyeser. His work predates both Taccola and Martini by decades (1405). Now we learn that Martini amended Taccola's work? But surely he didn't do all of Taccola's drawings?
Then there are Roberto Valturio's copies of Vegetius' De re militari. from the late 15th century (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., which also contain Taccola imagery. This does not come as surprise as Vegetius was one of Taccola's sources, but then what was Taccola's and Martini's original input?
I still think I am missing something fundamental here:
A vast part of Taccola's imagery is also found in Kyeser. Not just the machines, even people like the naked boy. Did Taccola really shamelessly copy him like that, or did Taccola's imagery end up in later Kyeser copies? The same goes for Martini. You can find nearly all 'his' imagery in Taccola's books 1+2. I am astonished thet Elizabeth Merrill doesn't mention Kyeser. His work predates both Taccola and Martini by decades (1405). Now we learn that Martini amended Taccola's work? But surely he didn't do all of Taccola's drawings?
Then there are Roberto Valturio's copies of Vegetius' De re militari. from the late 15th century (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., which also contain Taccola imagery. This does not come as surprise as Vegetius was one of Taccola's sources, but then what was Taccola's and Martini's original input?