15thc perception on swallowtail merlons?
14th century maps by Paolino da Venezia, Bishop of Pozzuoli (c. 1272 – 22 June 1344). Vat. lat. 1960
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One author claims these were inspired by Pietro Vesconte's maps, such as those in Pal. Lat. 1362 pt. A
Quote:La mia ipotesi è che la fonte diretta delle carte d'Italia di Paolino veneziano siano esemplari scomparsi della penisola italiana preparati da Pietro Vesconte tra il 1320 e il 1325, come per il mappamondo e la carta del Medioriente di Paolino tratte dal Pal. Lat. 1362 del 1320, contenente alcune mappe del Vesconte. A supportare questa idea (mettiamoci pure la quadrettatura e gli indici numerici) vi sarebbero inoltre le strette analogie tra i simboli a merlo ghibellino (con la sagoma a coda di rondine) presenti nelle carte di Paolino e quelle dei ff. 4v-5r del codice Pal. Lat. 1362 pt. A, riprodotte qui sotto

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One can find swallowtail merlons in most versions of the mappa mundi:
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I have no clue where these manuscripts come from and how they relate to each other, but they do remind me of the merlons in the VM.
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RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - by Pierre Dumont Himself - 19-06-2026, 01:14 AM
Castle Drena - by JustAnotherTheory - 06-03-2026, 10:48 AM

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