Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth riders in de Bruyn's album - part I

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Salve, INTERNET digital libraries allow us to peruse books long ago taken from the circulation, especially very old books and prints from X...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Turkish horses and their tack in Melchlior Lorck's art II

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Salve, let us turn to the detailed tack elements on these horses in Lorck's art. The plate I am going to examine more closely tod...
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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Turkish horses and their tack in Melchlior Lorck's art I

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Salve,  I have been wanting to share with you some XVI century prints depicting Ottoman forces on horseback. These prints were dr...
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Friday, September 7, 2012

Sassanian warriors

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Salve, 5 years ago my friend and scholar Patryk Skupniewicz wrote an article for the Ancient Warfare Magazine (vol I-4  2007/2008), a...
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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Col. Greenwwod on the issue of seat

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Salve,  in my last entry I introduced colonel Greenwood and his thoughts on horsemanship. In this one I want to share wit...

Life guardsman's advice

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Salve amici mei, how have you been? I have been reading the little book by lieutenant colonel George Greenwood (1799-1875), commander ...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Visit to Bitche, France - medieval festival

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Salve, being far away from my studio I am doing some exploring in Europe, and past weekend I went to Bitche , France for the Medieval F...
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