Tournament Book, late 16th century
German (Nuremberg)
Pen and colored wash on paper
Technical Glossary
German (Nuremberg)
Pen and colored wash on paper
Rogers Fund, 1922 (22.229)
This book records a series of jousts held in Nuremberg between 1446 and 1561. The participants, whose names are written above the figures, are armed for the Gestech, the joust fought with blunt lances. Such books provide an invaluable record of the colorful costumes, fanciful crests, and humorous, often satirical, emblems that embellished the jousters' shields and horse trappings.
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Index Terms
Object
- Arms and Armor
- Arms and Armor, Body Armor
- Arms and Armor, Lance
- Book, Manuscript
- Book, Manuscript, Secular
Subject Matter/Theme
- Animal, Horse
- Literature and Literary Connections
- Literature and Literary Connections, Liturgical Books
