Album of Tournaments and Parades in Nuremberg, late 16th–mid-17th century, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Pen and ink, watercolor, gold and silver washes; paper bound in gold-tooled leather, cover: 14 x 10 3/8 in. (35.56 x 26.35 cm); page: 13 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (34.61 x 25.08 cm), Books & Manuscripts, This 112-sheet manuscript includes depictions of contestants equipped for various tournaments; a parade preceding a late form of tournament called a carrousel; participants in tournaments known as Gesellenstrechen, or bachelors' jousts, held in Nuremberg between 1446 and 1561; and depictions of pageant sleighs, some of which were used in a parade held in the winter of 1640–41
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Album, Tournaments, Parades, Nuremberg, late 16th–mid-17th century, German, Pen, ink, watercolor, gold, silver washes, paper bound, gold-tooled leather, cover, 14 x 10 3/8, 35.56 26.35 cm, page, 13 5/8 9 7/8, 34.61 25.08, Books & Manuscripts, 112-sheet, manuscript, includes, depictions, contestants equipped, various tournaments, parade preceding, form, tournament, carrousel, participants, tournaments, Gesellenstrechen, bachelors, jousts, held, 1446, 1561, pageant sleighs, held, winter, 1640–41
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