Hans Sebald Beham, The Siege of Vienna.
 
Date Description Source Reference
1529 A.D. Many of the tents are decorated with the symbol of the up-turned crescent, and many of the pavilions are decorated with a heraldic shield. 

p. 261. One hundred and eighty six bell tents, nine pavilions, two wedge tents and one marquee. 

The marquee has a multi-tiered roof and is surrounded by a wall punctuated by bell tents, four of which can be seen. 

p. 262. Thirty eight bell tents and three pavilions. 

p. 263. Fourty eight bell tents, six pavilions and three wedge tents. 

p. 264. Seventeen bell tents, one pavilion and two wedge tents. 

p. 265. Fourteen bell tents and one pavilion. 

p. 266. One hundred and four bell tents, nine pavilions and one wedge tent. 

p. 267 The Composite. Four hundred and seven bell tents, twenty nine pavilions, eight wedge tents and one marquee.

Hans Sebald Beham. G. 283 - 288; Rö. 1114. The Siege of Vienna 1529. Berlin. Printed from six blocks by Niclas Meldemann. Geisberg, M., The German Single-leaf Woodcut: 1500 - 1550, Volume 1, New York, 1974, p. 261 - 267. 

Hale, J.R., Artists and Warfare in the Renaissance, London, 1990, p. 18. 
 

Other works by Hans Sebald Beham:

The Siege of Rhodes

Entry of Emperor Charles into Munich


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