#fratzenschild

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the constellation of orion depicted as a knight holding a sword and a grotesque shield

in an astrological-astronomical manuscript, germany, ca. 1445

source: Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, Ms. germ. fol. 244, fol. 77r

#the german word for this type of shield in medieval art is “fratzenschild” but i couldn't find much information on it online #or figure out if there's a better english word for it than grotesque shield #hmu if you know more about it! #orion #constellation #knight #sword #shield #grotesque shield #fratzenschild #illuminated manuscript #15th century #medieval astronomy