12-07-2021, 08:51 PM
Cheers Michelle.... I must admit I hadn't thought of doing that 
They look like swallowtail merlins, but it's most likely that the scribe simply drew what was familiar to show a castellated wall.
I see it was made in Germany, so probably something the scribe was used to seeing.
On a side note, the book was promptly purchased by someone in Lisbon, which shows how sophisticated trading networks were in the 14th century!
They look like swallowtail merlins, but it's most likely that the scribe simply drew what was familiar to show a castellated wall.
I see it was made in Germany, so probably something the scribe was used to seeing.
On a side note, the book was promptly purchased by someone in Lisbon, which shows how sophisticated trading networks were in the 14th century!