Medieval Italian Recurve

GrahameA · Post by **GrahameA** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:36 pm

Good Morning All.

I am chasing some information on an Italian Medieval Recurve.

It was suggested by Bede that I give the ATARN Forum a try.

The original question was posted omn the Ozbow forum and whilst I have recived some interesting replies my original question still stands

http://www.ozbow.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.p ... 6344a3057b

Good Afternoon All

I came across a reference to Italian recurves (Longbows) of 14C and 15C recently. And there is a illustration of them on the front of book by Alessio Cenni.

They appear to be a longbow with a recurved end.

Did a search for Alessio Cenni on both Altavista and Google and all the links to his site appear to be dead.

2 Questions

Does anyone have a reference to original images of these bows.

Does anyone know of a link to Alessio Cenni.
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Russ Mitchell · Post by **Russ Mitchell** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:19 pm

I don't know the dates of that artist (and my firewall at work won't let me load the original thread), but Cumans were part of the Hungarian king's entourage during the Neopolitan Succession Wars, and the Magna Societas Hungariae served as mercenaries in the period. A lot of Italian art in this period shows Cumans and Hungarians (to the point where one painting shows a beheading where the Cuman swinging the blade to do the job is painted with an erection, which indicates a distinct familiarity with the group... in the region, whenever the seven deadly sins are shown, the demons carrying off the lustful always show Cumans, usually with far too many women at once.)

GrahameA · Post by **GrahameA** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:56 pm

Russ

If you are referring to the Venetian painting.

Martyrdom of the Pilgrims and the Funeral of St Ursula
Vittore Carpaccio, 1493

Russ Mitchell · Post by **Russ Mitchell** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:19 pm

I'm familiar with the painting: obviously the gentleman with the bow there is depicted as a typical nobleman. AS to details that can be drawn from it... it seems to be fairly typical. You'd have to ask one of the experts, I'm afraid, as there's much I don't know.