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d' Arminianze schans tot Leyden, Verklaringe van de arminiaensche schans tot Leyden, De arminiaanse schans te Leiden, 1618, print, Above a sheet with a depiction of the Arminian redoubt in Leiden. The redoubt was erected on October 5, 1617, in the Breestraat near the town hall to protect the Remonstrant-minded city council and mercenaries. The depiction shows the skirmishes taking place in the vicinity of the redoubt. In the plate, below the depiction, a French caption in four verses of four lines. Below the accompanying text sheet with a Dutch caption of three columns, with a description of the events up to October 20, 1618 when the redoubt was demolished and an explanation of the letters in the illustration., printmaker, publisher, Leiden, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, etching and engraving with text in letterpress, height 261 mm x width 344 cm x height 121 mm x width 342 mm, height 383 mm x width 344 mm, Remonstrants and Counter-Remonstrants, Arminian redoubt at Leiden, Breestraat, Period, 1617-10-05 - 1618-10-20, A detailed sepia-toned print showing a fortified square surrounded by tall buildings and defensive walls, with soldiers in period armor and helmets assembled in formations inside the enclosure and along the ramparts; figures stand with pikes and flags, others man cannons and defensive platforms, while groups of armed men engage at the outer walls and on ladders; towers and steeples rise behind the buildings, rooftops and chimneys are visible, and small crowds of people cluster at various points; the lower portion of the image contains dense blocks of printed text beneath the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_067

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d Arminianze schans tot Leyden Verklaringe van de arminiaensche De arminiaanse te Leiden 1618 print sheet depiction Arminian redoubt Leiden redoubt was erected October 5 1617 Breestraat near town hall protect Remonstrant-minded city council mercenaries skirmishes taking place vicinity plate French caption four verses four lines accompanying text sheet Dutch caption three columns description events up October 20 demolished explanation letters illustration printmaker publisher Northern Netherlands paper etching engraving letterpress printing text letterpress height 261 mm x width 344 cm x height 121 mm x 342 mm height 383 mm x 344 mm Remonstrants Counter-Remonstrants Breestraat Period 1617-10-05 - 1618-10-20 detailed sepia-toned print showing fortified square surrounded tall buildings defensive walls soldiers period armor helmets assembled formations inside enclosure ramparts figures stand pikes flags man cannons defensive platforms groups armed men engage outer walls ladders towers steeples rise buildings rooftops chimneys visible small crowds people cluster various points lower portion image contains dense blocks printed text beneath scene