tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post459651423941520782..comments2024-03-25T22:03:50.066+01:00Comments on St. Thomas guild - medieval woodworking, furniture and other crafts: A strange trestle table from 1350Marijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05839707199186597043noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-34307288690534387892015-02-21T17:11:15.498+01:002015-02-21T17:11:15.498+01:00The miniature was too small to put in all the deta...The miniature was too small to put in all the details, the artist was not certain of how to show a cross member, as it would have conflicted with his end legs so he left them off. he was not trying to show us what it looked like, but the people in his time knew what he would have been referring to in this illustration. Details were not generally important, rather the artist shows overall forms and lets the viewer fill in the details. he was not painting for us in the 2oth century, wishing we could see his world, but to his contemporaries who already knew what such a table looked like.Johann von Katzenelnbogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774736348480165809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-28901318033728289062015-02-21T17:07:06.790+01:002015-02-21T17:07:06.790+01:00It looks to me like this might be the gothic proto...It looks to me like this might be the gothic prototype of this French Renaissance table.<br />https://brannonidh1830.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/galerie_gabrielle_laroche_table_a_l_italienne_d_epoque_renaissance_en_noyer_blond-_12998355954818.jpgJohann von Katzenelnbogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774736348480165809noreply@blogger.com