Légende

Handguns in use at a siege, c1470. As technology improved, guns and cannon gradually took over from traditional medieval weapons such as crossbows and trebuchets, and combat became more impersonal and mechanical.

Date

1468

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_363

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,1Mo (2,5Mo) / 34,3cm x 36,6cm / 4051 x 4326 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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