To be European today is to bring to life in one's flesh and soul the pagan, Greco-Latin and then Christian past of our history.
Through the glorious figures of the past, let us give our children the spiritual weapons that will make them the heroes of tomorrow.
Through the glorious figures of the past, let us give our children the spiritual weapons that will make them the heroes of tomorrow.
Bone Saddle from Bohemia (Central Europe) c.1400-1420 CE.
This is one of about twenty known Medieval saddles decorated with bone plaques. The saddles vary somewhat in decoration, but certain motifs are common throughout. For instance, Saint George, standing over the defeated dragon, appears with elegant couples on most of the saddles. Used in parade, they were probably more ceremonial than utilitarian.
The bone plaques used to create the saddle, probably from the pelvic bones of large animals such as cows, are attached to the core with bone pins and glue. The underside is lined with hide and birch bark.
📸 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This is one of about twenty known Medieval saddles decorated with bone plaques. The saddles vary somewhat in decoration, but certain motifs are common throughout. For instance, Saint George, standing over the defeated dragon, appears with elegant couples on most of the saddles. Used in parade, they were probably more ceremonial than utilitarian.
The bone plaques used to create the saddle, probably from the pelvic bones of large animals such as cows, are attached to the core with bone pins and glue. The underside is lined with hide and birch bark.
📸 The Metropolitan Museum of Art