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fernando · 9th August 2015, 10:18 PM

Let me bring here some considerations of a scholar about inscriptions as found in tapestries, as those depicting scenes relating the discoveries period (circa 1500). Somehow its essence may be applied to weapons inscriptions ... i guess

"The phenomenom of decorative inscriptions may be circumscribed to three categories: Firstly, inscriptions composed by purely fantasist letters; cufic characters, pseudo-greek, pseudo-hebraic or cabalistic signs. Secondly, inscriptions composed by real characters but not forming legible words or phrases. In these cases, the intention is, as in the first category, to accentuate the exotic character of the represented figures. And thirdly, inscriptions that, although with a decorative character, allow for the recognition of a certain sense, a certain significate; it is in such circumstance that one may find signatures or other details relative to the genesis of the work. In these inscriptions, the legible parts may be inserted in two lines of letters which goal is purely decorative and don't have any comprehensible sense. "

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9th August 2015, 10:18 PM	#12
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,642	Let me bring here some considerations of a scholar about inscriptions as found in tapestries, as those depicting scenes relating the discoveries period (circa 1500). Somehow its essence may be applied to weapons inscriptions ... i guess "The phenomenom of decorative inscriptions may be circumscribed to three categories: Firstly, inscriptions composed by purely fantasist letters; cufic characters, pseudo-greek, pseudo-hebraic or cabalistic signs. Secondly, inscriptions composed by real characters but not forming legible words or phrases. In these cases, the intention is, as in the first category, to accentuate the exotic character of the represented figures. And thirdly, inscriptions that, although with a decorative character, allow for the recognition of a certain sense, a certain significate; it is in such circumstance that one may find signatures or other details relative to the genesis of the work. In these inscriptions, the legible parts may be inserted in two lines of letters which goal is purely decorative and don't have any comprehensible sense. " - Last edited by fernando; 10th August 2015 at 11:36 AM.