C16th Gallery

Farel and his companions journeying across the Alps, illustration from '

621432 Farel and his companions journeying across the Alps, illustration from The History of Protestantism by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub. 1878 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Farel (1489-1565), French evangelist, and a founder of the Reformed Church in the cantons of NeuchA¢tel, Berne, Geneva, and Vaud in Switzerland.); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

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Detail of the Right Bank, from the map of Paris c. 1540

617394 Detail of the Right Bank, from the map of Paris c. 1540, known as the Plan de la Tapisserie, made as a tapestry c. 1570, 1818 (colour engraving) by Naudet, Caroline (1775-1839); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France; (add.info.: Together with the map of Sebastian MA¼nster and the Plan de la Gouache, this is one of the oldest plans of Paris. The original map was woven as a tapestry c. 1571 for Cardinal Charles de Bourbon (1523-90). In 1571 he was made Lieutenant-General of Paris and Ile de France and his heraldic arms are displayed here. Later the tapestry passed to the Guise family and was kept at the HA´tel de Clisson. The tapestry disappeared during the French Revolution but a copy had been made for the French antiquary, FranA§ois de GaigniA¨res (1642-1715) A©cuyer (equerry) to Louis Joseph, duke of Guise (1650-71). This map shows Paris after the beginning of the dismantling in 1533 (on the orders of FranA§ois Premier) of the inner Right Bank Enceinte (city wall) of Philippe II Auguste but the sections near the Louvre and in the 3rd and 4th Arrondissements are clearly visible on the map.); French, out of copyright

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Parrying dagger, c.1580-1610 (steel with copper wire)

490860 Parrying dagger, c.1580-1610 (steel with copper wire) by Italian School; 26.5x8.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: The perforations within the blade were meant to provide elasticity, preventing it from snapping during vigorous parries. The serrations were arranged not for producing an unpleasant wound, but for securing attachment of the adversary's blade. ); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; Italian, out of copyright

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