THE MILANESE ARMORER Niccol6 Silva (recorded 1511-49) is one of the few sixteenth-century Italian... more THE MILANESE ARMORER Niccol6 Silva (recorded 1511-49) is one of the few sixteenth-century Italian armorers known through both documents and signed works.1 All of Silva's recognized armors, each bearing a variant of his personal mark, are now preserved in the Musee de l'Armee, Paris. This small group includes: G.7 (Figure i) and G.9, two armors for field (i.e., battle) and tilt; G.178 (Figure 2), a unique Italian armor constructed and decorated in the German
A celebration of more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museum's Department of ... more A celebration of more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Arms and Armor since the reinstallation of its permanent galleries in 1991. The new acquisitions complement and build upon the Museum's encyclopaedic collection, which totals more than 14,000 objects from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Fifty-eight of the most important recent acquisitions are featured in this volume, including the richly decorated armour and weapons of two French kings, the king of Sweden, and a future king of England, several members of the ruling Medici family of Florence, a hero of the American Revolution, two sultans of Turkey, and the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. The texts provide insight into the artistic, historical and technical aspects of this special field.
THE RECENT EXHIBITION at the Metropolitan Museum, "Liechtenstein: The Princely Collections,&... more THE RECENT EXHIBITION at the Metropolitan Museum, "Liechtenstein: The Princely Collections," included a display of one hundred and thirty firearms as an evocation of the famous Gewehrkammer, or cabinet of arms, assembled by the princes of Liechtenstein from the sixteenth through the eighteenth century. Among these was a pair of richly decorated German wheel-lock pistols dating to about 1580-90 (Figures 1-5).i The heavy construction of the barrels and locks, the sharply down-turned angle of the grips, and the large spherical pommels identify them as belonging to a distinctly German type of cavalryman's side arm, known as Puffer, that was used during the last quarter of the sixteenth century. These pistols, invariably made in pairs, were carried in holsters at the front of the saddle, from which they could be drawn in battle and fired at close range. As would be expected of practical, deadly weapons of war, most of these pistols were relatively plain, although highly decorated (and therefore more expensive) examples were also made to satisfy customers of wealth and more demanding taste. The Liechtenstein pair, with their richly etched and gilt barrels and locks, and their intricately inlaid stocks, are among the most elaborately embellished and beautiful Puffer-type pistols in existence. The profusion and variety of figural ornament on the stocks of these firearms set them apart from the majority of late sixteenth-century German pistols. The stocks are inlaid with dense foliate scrolls inhab-
... Hilt of a hunting sword, the grip and guard of gilt copper by Hans Peter Oeri, ca. ... und en... more ... Hilt of a hunting sword, the grip and guard of gilt copper by Hans Peter Oeri, ca. ... und englische Orden, Elfen-beingriff, darauf allerhandJagden, aufder Klinge der Konig von Ungarn, auf der anderen Seite Amurath, der Tiirkische Kaiser,' schwarz lederne Scheide, zwei Messer ...
... 85 ? The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1989 METROPOLITAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 24 The notes for this ar... more ... 85 ? The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1989 METROPOLITAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 24 The notes for this article begin on page 111i. Page 2. i Ai~7 ` Y' 1. The Byzantine church of Hagia Eirene (St. Irene), the former imperial Ottoman arsenal. ... THE ARSENAL OF ST. IRENE ...
A celebration of more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museum's Department of ... more A celebration of more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Arms and Armor since the reinstallation of its permanent galleries in 1991. The new acquisitions complement and build upon the Museum's encyclopaedic collection, which totals more than 14,000 objects from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Fifty-eight of the most important recent acquisitions are featured in this volume, including the richly decorated armour and weapons of two French kings, the king of Sweden, and a future king of England, several members of the ruling Medici family of Florence, a hero of the American Revolution, two sultans of Turkey, and the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. The texts provide insight into the artistic, historical and technical aspects of this special field.
THE MILANESE ARMORER Niccol6 Silva (recorded 1511-49) is one of the few sixteenth-century Italian... more THE MILANESE ARMORER Niccol6 Silva (recorded 1511-49) is one of the few sixteenth-century Italian armorers known through both documents and signed works.1 All of Silva's recognized armors, each bearing a variant of his personal mark, are now preserved in the Musee de l'Armee, Paris. This small group includes: G.7 (Figure i) and G.9, two armors for field (i.e., battle) and tilt; G.178 (Figure 2), a unique Italian armor constructed and decorated in the German
A celebration of more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museum's Department of ... more A celebration of more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Arms and Armor since the reinstallation of its permanent galleries in 1991. The new acquisitions complement and build upon the Museum's encyclopaedic collection, which totals more than 14,000 objects from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Fifty-eight of the most important recent acquisitions are featured in this volume, including the richly decorated armour and weapons of two French kings, the king of Sweden, and a future king of England, several members of the ruling Medici family of Florence, a hero of the American Revolution, two sultans of Turkey, and the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. The texts provide insight into the artistic, historical and technical aspects of this special field.
THE RECENT EXHIBITION at the Metropolitan Museum, "Liechtenstein: The Princely Collections,&... more THE RECENT EXHIBITION at the Metropolitan Museum, "Liechtenstein: The Princely Collections," included a display of one hundred and thirty firearms as an evocation of the famous Gewehrkammer, or cabinet of arms, assembled by the princes of Liechtenstein from the sixteenth through the eighteenth century. Among these was a pair of richly decorated German wheel-lock pistols dating to about 1580-90 (Figures 1-5).i The heavy construction of the barrels and locks, the sharply down-turned angle of the grips, and the large spherical pommels identify them as belonging to a distinctly German type of cavalryman's side arm, known as Puffer, that was used during the last quarter of the sixteenth century. These pistols, invariably made in pairs, were carried in holsters at the front of the saddle, from which they could be drawn in battle and fired at close range. As would be expected of practical, deadly weapons of war, most of these pistols were relatively plain, although highly decorated (and therefore more expensive) examples were also made to satisfy customers of wealth and more demanding taste. The Liechtenstein pair, with their richly etched and gilt barrels and locks, and their intricately inlaid stocks, are among the most elaborately embellished and beautiful Puffer-type pistols in existence. The profusion and variety of figural ornament on the stocks of these firearms set them apart from the majority of late sixteenth-century German pistols. The stocks are inlaid with dense foliate scrolls inhab-
... Hilt of a hunting sword, the grip and guard of gilt copper by Hans Peter Oeri, ca. ... und en... more ... Hilt of a hunting sword, the grip and guard of gilt copper by Hans Peter Oeri, ca. ... und englische Orden, Elfen-beingriff, darauf allerhandJagden, aufder Klinge der Konig von Ungarn, auf der anderen Seite Amurath, der Tiirkische Kaiser,' schwarz lederne Scheide, zwei Messer ...
... 85 ? The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1989 METROPOLITAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 24 The notes for this ar... more ... 85 ? The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1989 METROPOLITAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 24 The notes for this article begin on page 111i. Page 2. i Ai~7 ` Y' 1. The Byzantine church of Hagia Eirene (St. Irene), the former imperial Ottoman arsenal. ... THE ARSENAL OF ST. IRENE ...
A celebration of more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museum's Department of ... more A celebration of more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Arms and Armor since the reinstallation of its permanent galleries in 1991. The new acquisitions complement and build upon the Museum's encyclopaedic collection, which totals more than 14,000 objects from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Fifty-eight of the most important recent acquisitions are featured in this volume, including the richly decorated armour and weapons of two French kings, the king of Sweden, and a future king of England, several members of the ruling Medici family of Florence, a hero of the American Revolution, two sultans of Turkey, and the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. The texts provide insight into the artistic, historical and technical aspects of this special field.
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