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Patibular Fork
A patibular fork was a gallows that consisted of two or more columns of stone, with an horizontal beam of wood resting on top. Placed high and visible from the main public thoroughfare, it signalled the seat of high justice, the number of stone columns indicating the holder's title. Those condemned to death were Hanging, hanged from the wooden beam, their bodies left on the gallows for passers-by to see and for crows to devour. Although sometimes used in the singular, the term "patibular forks" is usually written in the plural. Etymology From the Latin ''patibulum'' ("cross", "gallows", "pole"). The origin of the term comes from the forks used by the Ancient Rome, Romans to punish slaves. After stripping the slaves of their clothes, the slaves' head was passed through a fork and their body was attached to the same piece of wood to be beaten with sticks. Patibular forks should not be confused with Pillory#Similar humiliation devices, patibular ladders or Pillory, patibular mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hausbuch Wolfegg 11r Saturn
Master of the Housebook and Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet are two names used for an engraver and Painting, painter working in South Germany in the last quarter of the 15th century. He is apparently the first artist to use drypoint, a form of engraving, for all of his prints (other than woodcuts he may have designed). The first name derives from his book of drawings with watercolour, called the Medieval Housebook, which belonged to the German noble family of Waldburg-Wolfegg from the 17th century until 2008, when they were reported to have sold it for €20 million to a Swiss buyer; however, the legality of its sale for export has been challenged and, for the moment, it remains with the family. In 1999, the book was lent to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., for an exhibitionThe majority of his surviving prints are in the print room at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, hence his second name. Most, but not all, art historians still agree that the Housebook and the print ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
