Book on Tournaments: Title Page

The image shows a book cover with a title page. The background of the title page is beige with darker beige spots. There are several lines of black calligraphic text. The largest text at the top reads "Turnier Buch". Underneath are two lines of smaller text reading "Herzogs Wilhelm des Vierten von Bayern" and "von 1510 bis 1545". There is an oval-shaped illustration in the center containing an image of two men in armor on horseback. The oval has a border resembling leaves or spikes. Two lines with two small horizontal lines on either side extend out from the oval. There are more lines of black text below the oval. At the bottom, the text reads "Munchen 1847".

Artwork Details

Dimensions: 750 × 651 px
Museum Record: View original

Palette

Gründtliche Beschreibung der freyen ritterlichen unnd adelichen Kunst des Fechtens in allerley gebreuchlichen Wehren mit vil schönen und nützlichen Figuren gezieret und fürgestellet (A Thorough Description of the Free Knightly and Noble Art of Fencing, in All the Typical Guards, Adorned and Arranged with Many Beautiful and Useful Figures)