The Storming of Nantes.
Date Description Source Reference
Early 16th century The eight besieger’s bell tents and one pavilion are shown in the foreground, those with the roof line showing show various forms of decoration. The guy ropes use the two point attachment. There are also guy ropes to the top of the tents, on a number of the bell tents on the right show how the guy ropes are attached to a ring which is attached another ring which sits over the top of the tent. Most of the tents show the ball apex with a small flag pole on top. 

On one of the larger bell tents on the right hand side shows a rectangular extension or small annex with a hinged door.

 “The storming of Nantes from an early 16th century German woodcut...” Cleveland Museum of Art/ Weidenfeld Library (Dudley P. Allen Fund). Humble, R., Warfare in the Middle Ages, London, 1989, p. 149.

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