Reimspruch auf das Armbrust- und Büchsenschießen in Worms 1575
A 1575 German manuscript by Lienhart Flexel from Worms, made for Heidelberg University Library, recording a rhyming account of crossbow and gun shooting contests. The painted pages show costumed figures in red and white clothing with flute and drum players and two bearded men holding ornamental staves, set against scrolled text banners. A designer could take the bold red and grey palette, the stylised costume silhouettes, and the simple ground lines that set figures in a row.
