File:Conrad Kyeser's Bellifortis c 1405 fig 1.jpg
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English: According to Quarg (1967): A squire is holding the victory bringing iron head of en:Alexander the Great's spear called "Meufaton". The spear was called "Almerio", that he threw to symbolicaly illustrate the occupation of asia to his soldiers before he oversteped the symbolical border. According to medieval symbolic the size of the spear's head shows the increased strength that the brownish painting on the head will transfer to soldiers, when it was painted into the hand of every soldier. The picture in Kyeser's Bellifortis shows the psychological influence of symbolic icons to the fighting strength of soldiers, when transferred by picture. (Theory of Quarg 1967) Deutsch: Erklärung von Quarg (1967): Ein Knappe trägt die siegbringende Speerspitze "Meufaton" von de:Alexander der Große. Die Spitze war an der Lanze "Almerio", mit der Alexander der Große Asien erobert haben soll. Durch die Übertragung der Bemalung von der Speerspitze auf die Handinnenseite jedes Soldaten, wird jeder einzelne Kämpfer psychologisch gestärkt (Quarg 1967). (Quelle: Wilfried Tittmann: Die Geschützdarstellungen des Walter de Milemète von 1326/7. Durch Anmerkungen und Abbildungen ergänzte Neufassung mit einem Nachtrag (Stand 2011). PDF (2,7 MB)). |
| Date | circa 1405 |
| Source | Universitatsbibliothek, Gottingen |
| Author | Conrad Kyeser |
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| current | 00:52, 17 November 2013 | | 1,949 × 2,047 (1.53 MB) | Fechtbuch uploader | Color image. |
| 17:18, 14 September 2008 |  | 531 × 529 (39 KB) | Doug Coldwell | {{Information |Description=from "Bellifortis", Alexander the Great holding a rocket |Source=Universitatsbibliothek, Gottingen |Date=circa 1405 |Author=Conrad Kyeser |Permission=public domain (age) |other_versions=none }} |
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