Nuremberg Chronicle; depictions of edged weapons from the late 15th Century

shayde78 · 19th July 2020, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mel H

While I would agree that there is a lot of savagery included there, I think that the 'blood' is probably intended to be the Waves of the Red Sea, closing on the pursuers, after being parted by Moses.

Quite right, Mel!

M ELEY · 19th July 2020, 04:20 AM

Of course!!

Forgot my Old Testament for a minute there!

Ian · 19th July 2020, 04:24 AM

Shayde78,

Excellent source material, and I agree with previous commenters that this is of important historical context. I'm wondering if someone might eventually take your pictures, crop, edit the contrast etc, rotate (as necessary), and put them up as a PDF compendium. Perhaps the owner of this site, Dr Lee Jones, might then include the PDF file on one of the static pages where they could be found easily. Just a thought.

Ian

19th July 2020, 04:24 AM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,453	Great stuff! Shayde78, Excellent source material, and I agree with previous commenters that this is of important historical context. I'm wondering if someone might eventually take your pictures, crop, edit the contrast etc, rotate (as necessary), and put them up as a PDF compendium. Perhaps the owner of this site, Dr Lee Jones, might then include the PDF file on one of the static pages where they could be found easily. Just a thought. Ian

19th July 2020, 04:20 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,184	Of course!! Forgot my Old Testament for a minute there!