The Hussites or the Tartars? The Secret of the Depictions of Helmets in the Battle Scenes of St Hedwig’s Altarpiece in the Bernardine Church in Wrocław

St Hedwig’s Altarpiece, or the so-called: „Bernardine Panels”, was created c. 1430-1440. The panels depict the Mongol (Tartar) invasion and the Battle of Legnica in 1241. All warriors are armed in accordance with Western standards of the time when this work of art came into existence. The Tartars c...

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Main Authors: Olgierd Ławrynowicz, Wojciech Wasiak
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences 2017-11-01
Series:Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae
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Online Access:https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/2086
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