The gentlemen depicted here are Buchsenmaister, or cannon-masters, members of a distinguished guild
The gentlemen depicted here are Buchsenmaister, or cannon-masters, members of a distinguished guild that came with certain perks. These lovely #inkandwash drawings come from a 16th century manual regarding the manufacture and use of gunpowder, ammunition, mines, grenades, flares, smokescreens, and traps, as well as the loading and firing of cannons. If you would like to learn more about the Buchsenmaister, (and happen to read German cursive script) a full outline of all privileges granted to them by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick the Peaceful in 1444 is available for your perusal online, just follow the link below marked “Facsimile.”***[Ascetic miscellany], Italy 1470-1499Ms Codex 717 http://ow.ly/AxB330ei31ZFacsimile: http://ow.ly/rcRA30ei361***#kislakcenter #pennlibraries #manuscript #medievalmanuscripts #asceticism #hagiography #illuminatedmanuscript #decorated #illustration #illustrated #rarebooks #bookbinding #giltbinding #latin #italianrenaissance #cannons -- source link
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