15thc perception on swallowtail merlons?

[R. Sale]

Despite the damage to this illustration, it seems fairly clear the the merlons at the point of the upper sword were drawn as Ghibelline. Unfortunately the provenance is not good. However "Northern, France"  with a date of 1275-1325 definitely seems to requite an expansion of both the geographical and chronological boundaries established so far. Not just far away, but in a northwesterly direction, and currently it would be the earliest item on the list.

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