The Voynich Ninja › Voynich Research › Imagery v
15thc perception on swallowtail merlons?

15thc perception on swallowtail merlons?
MarcoP Offline
Armarius
*****
Posts: 3,010Threads: 94
Member details
Posts: 3,010
Threads: 94
Thanks Received: 3,800 in 1,789 posts
Thanks Given: 4031
Joined: Jan 2016
Reputation: 7
Location: Italy
Country: Italy
#430
05-06-2026, 01:18 PM (This post was last modified: 05-06-2026, 01:20 PM by MarcoP.)
(05-06-2026, 11:14 AM)Aga Tentakulus wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The swallowtail [merlons] represented loyalty to the Pope, while the standard ones represented loyalty to the Emperor. 

It's actually the other way round: swallowtail merlons were ghibelline, i.e. loyal to the Emperor, like the Visconti.

The photo at You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is interesting: to shoot, the archers could also kneel in front of the arrow slits. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. shows a fresco where the slits can be seen from the outside.


Attached Files Thumbnail(s)
   
[+] 4 users say Thank You to MarcoP for this post
Find
Reply


Messages In This Thread
RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - by MarcoP - 05-06-2026, 01:18 PM
Castle Drena - by JustAnotherTheory - 06-03-2026, 10:48 AM

Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Spencer Coll. MS. 65: an Italian herbal abundant with swallowtail merlons JustAnotherTheory 12 1,901 29-08-2026, 10:38 AM
Last Post: Pierre Dumont Himself
  All MS images of swallowtail merlons north of Italy we know of are Weltchronik Koen G 14 4,692 09-08-2026, 07:20 PM
Last Post: Koen G
  Swallowtail merlons in medieval tapestries JustAnotherTheory 0 1,166 21-02-2026, 03:32 PM
Last Post: JustAnotherTheory
  Swallowtail merlons... or provenance david 60 74,369 07-08-2022, 05:36 PM
Last Post: Juan_Sali
  Are swallowtail merlons all curved? Koen G 3 7,476 28-09-2021, 05:07 PM
Last Post: R. Sale

Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 4 Guest(s)