Erhard Schoen, Siege of Budapest.
Date Description Source Reference
1541 A.D. G.1269. Ten bell tents and six pavilions. 

The pavilion in the fore of 'huffern leger' shows the multiplicity of pegs for; apex guy ropes, two points of attachment valance guy ropes and the bottom edge. 

G.1270. Four bell tents and five pavilions. 

One of the bell tents and one of the pavilions in the foreground have a heraldic shield on their roof (inverted five point star above a crenelated battlement). Apex guy ropes are only visible on a bell tent and pavilion in the foreground. 

G. 1271. Foreground. Three bell tents three pavilions and eight lean-to's. Four of the tents shown a heraldic shield on shield on their roof. 

Middle ground. Three bell tents and one pavilion. 

G. 1272. Foreground. Six bell tents and three pavilions. 

Three of the bell tents have 'crescents' on their roofs. The large bell tent on the right has a very tall banner pole flying a two tailed banner, a top a ball apex and a cylinder, the roof itself is a dome shape with line decoration, the valance is also decorated. The apexes on the other tents are an oval shape on a cone. 

Middle ground. Three bell tents and three pavilions. 

Background. Eight bell tents and two pavilions. 

G. 1273. Foreground. Seven bell tents (including another with a doomed roof), and one pavilion. 

Middle ground. Two bell tents, one pavilion and one cone tent (with bottom edge guy ropes and pegs). 

Background. Six bell tents and three pavilions.

Erhard Schoen. G.1269-1273: Ro. 253. Siege of Budapest, 1541. Vienna. Printed from five blocks. Banner - September des 1541. jars. Geisberg, M., The German Single-leaf Woodcut: 1500 - 1550, Volume 4, New York, 1974, p. 1218 - 1223.

Other works by Erhard Schoen:

Siege of Vienna

Ravages of the Turks

Siege of Betulia

War between Dogs, Cats, Mice and Rats

Army Train

Siege of Münster

Bird’s Eye view of Tunis

The Siege of Munster

Massacre of Lansquenents


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