Date | Description | Source | Reference |
5th April 1460 A.D. | The date “MCCCLX. V.Apreils” appears at the bottom giving the date
as the 5th of April 1460.
Single white bell tent, small conical roof at a steeper pitch than the walls, the valance section is vertical with the guy ropes entering holes around its circumference, each guy rope has two attachment points going to either adjacent hole, the door flaps are slung over the nearest guy rope revealing the pole and little else.
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Justinus, “Epitoma historiarum Philippicarum Pompei Trogi”. (C15).
The scene in the bottom right margin shows Agesilaus wounded; the large pavilions are very reminiscent of the work of Piero della Francesca, in particular they resemble the tents of Constantine in the Frescos at the Church of S.Francesco at Arezzo; there is a remarkable similar horse placed in the background. p. 111. p.36 Ottob Lat 1417, f.24. |
Morello, G., Ed., Illustration, Ten centuries of illustration from the most precious medieval and Renaissance codices in existence, Rome, 1996, p. 36. |
For similar tents see;
1425-1450 A.D. (Veronese ‘Camp Scene’)
1493
A.D. (Vittore Carpaccio, 'Martyrdom and Funeral of Saint Ursala')
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