:( Too bad. An angel Marxist in the sixteenth century was more fun. :fool Thanks, friend! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bundschuhfahne_Holzschnitt_1539_Petrarcas_Trostspiegel.jpg The working class of begin of 16th century were naturally peasants and this was especially remarkab...

There's something strange about the battle of Anghiari ... this was an art project commissioned to Leonardo da Vinci in 1504 and realized around 1505. This is just a critical time for the Trionfi card development, as in June 1505 the name Taroch appears for the first time in playing card context. Th...

Likely local heraldic, possibly somehow connected to mining industry ... http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks02/d00603/d00603cA.jpg ... possibly earlier shield of something near Erfurt (?) http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks02/d00603/d00603.htm It's not Erfurt itself .. http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks02/d006...

@Huck the link you put in your previous post has a rather interesting deck of german cards...... [img] http://www.zeno.org/Kunstwerke/B/Woensam,+Anton%3A+Erg%C3%A4nzungskarten+zum+Sch%C3%A4ufeleinschen+Kartenspiel%3A+Asse+und+Damen[/img] I call this "interesting" because German suited car...

Another thing, why Agrippina was placed at the 21st trump,was probably for the reason that the mother of nero was born in what is now Colonge. (p.s do you have an image of the 21st trump? if so, would you post it? thx.) Yes, of course, Agrippina's marriage with emperor Claudius caused, that Cologne...

Hi Huck. a) Great post the last post. Thanks for the development. :) b) I dont understand well this: 16 Turm 17 Star 18 Moon 19 Sun we are agree the 16.tower is the hell? ... :-) No, it's a light ... Sagitta, lightning. Sagitta-Star-Moon-Sun ... 4 lights but sorry, the web designer by error used a ...

hi Pen, my arguments were about the placement of the Ur-Tarot-problem in time. Now I take a look at your proposal: A Procession of Earthly, Supernatural and Celestial Power and the Final Triumph of Divinity .... 8. Strength: conquers War 9. Fortune: good fortune can conquer Strength. 10. Traitor: po...

I can understand why there might be differences in opinion re. location - more difficult to get to grips with are the discrepancies between your post (#9 on this thread) and Girolamo Zorli's essay re. dates for the earliest woodcuts and the cost and usage of the cards. Pen hm ... I don't understand...

Ross G. R. Caldwell wrote:

Huck wrote:The Name of the Rose (1486)

Wow, that's superbly preserved film from the 15th century!

... Alright, I repaired it. As I've worked so much much about 15th century, I constantly write 14... automatically.

The Name of the Rose (1986)


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