Emperor Maximilian I's "The Adventures of the Knight Theuerdank", 1517

[Druzhina]

Emperor Maximilian I's "The Adventures of the Knight Theuerdank", 1517
Theuerdank Image 35: An example of a cavalryman depicted in balkan costume
Theuerdank Image 57: A heavy arquebus on a tripod mount
Theuerdank Image 79: includes scale helmets
Theuerdank Image 81: A Gendarme vs Landsknechts
Theuerdank Image 87: Arquebus, crossbow and pike
Theuerdank Image 88: Landsknechts
Theuerdank Image 92: A combat between two fully armoured lancers on barded horses


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Emperor Maximilian I's "The Adventures of the Knight Theuerdank", 1517
Theuerdank Image 35: An example of a cavalryman depicted in balkan costume
Theuerdank Image 57: A heavy arquebus on a tripod mount
Theuerdank Image 79: includes scale helmets
Theuerdank Image 81: A Gendarme vs Landsknechts
Theuerdank Image 87: Arquebus, crossbow and pike
Theuerdank Image 88: Landsknechts
Theuerdank Image 92: A combat between two fully armoured lancers on barded horses

Druzhina
Illustrations of Soldiers

[Franz_Josef]

Thanks for posting.  I had seen some of these, but not in color.

[FramFramson]

I bought the replica of the original printing for my wife as a Christmas present one year (yes this was actually something she liked and not a bowling ball/vacuum cleaner sort of present).

It's a very beautiful thing in person.