in the SCA Kingdom of Atlantia
Archives of the Barony of Storvik's monthly newsletter, the Drekkar.
Lance Head for the Joust of Peace
(ca 1520-50 AD)
Northern European, perhaps Netherlandish
This four-pronged lance head was used in the Gestech, a joust with blunted lances.
Source via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, under a Creative Commons Open License.
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The Conquest of Naples by Charles of Durazzo
(1381-82)
“Painted in Florence about 1400, this elaborately decorated front of a chest (cassone) recounts in three episodes the conquest of Naples by Charles III of Durazzo, who defeated the forces of Otto of Brunswick in 1381. At the right, the armies clash; in the center, Otto’s troops (recognizable by their distinctive haircut) surrender to Charles; at the left, the victors enter the conquered city. The prominent pennants and coats of arms in the spandrels are those of the Durazzo and the kings of Hungary.“
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Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire
Chinese porcelain 1573– ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585
“In the sixteenth century, Chinese porcelain occasionally arrived in England, sometimes by way of the Levant, sometimes by sea around the Cape of Good Hope. As it was very rare and considered a special treasure, the most accomplished English silversmiths were often commissioned to make mounts for it. Pieces such as these were regarded as suitable for royal gifts or for the furnishing of princely houses.“
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Two-Handled Jar with Stag
early 1400s
Italian
It might not have been the best 15th Century jug showing a stag,
but it’s the one that’s in the Met.
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