Pisanello’s hat. The costume and weapons depicted in Pisanello’s medal for John VIII Palaeologus. A discussion of the saber and related weapons

Authors

  • David Alexander Puycelsi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/gladius.2004.40

Keywords:

John VIII Palaeologus, Antonio Pisano, Pisanello, Costumes, Medals, White arms, Swords, Islam, Byzantium

Abstract


A group of six drawings by the Veronese artist Antonio Pisano depicted the Bizantine Emperor John VIII Paleologus wearing costumes and weapons according to islamic types. This paper studies these objects in relation to other contemporary islamic weapons.

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Published

2004-12-30

How to Cite

Alexander, D. (2004). Pisanello’s hat. The costume and weapons depicted in Pisanello’s medal for John VIII Palaeologus. A discussion of the saber and related weapons. Gladius, 24, 135–185. https://doi.org/10.3989/gladius.2004.40

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