In 1494-1495, Cartographer and Physician Hieronymus Münzer and three friends from Nuremberg made a trip through Spain and wrote about it. Follow us as we make their journey in the 21st century. We will post Münzer's observations, then our own, with photos of what is there now and how things have changed. We begin the quest on July 5!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
What Münzer could have seen
What Münzer Could Have Seen:
Münzer probably would not have entered the Palace of The Kings of Mallorca, built in the 14th century. Its access would have been limited to the military and the nobility, and, in 1494, this were still precarious, though Ferdinand and Isabella had stayed in the palace the previous year.
He could, however, have seen the city gate (though he stayed outside of the city), a vestige of the walls that encompassed the city in the 15th century, as well as such artisan's shops as this modern carpenter's atelier (with an old sign)
The old part of Perpignan has undergone so many modifications, including the extensive revision of street names (sometimes several times over the centuries), so that it is difficult to reconstruct the ambiance of the late 15th century.
Pictures (top to bottom): (1) A modern carpenter's shop in the old part of the city, with a medieval-model shop sign; (2) The "Castellet," originally a gate in the city walls, now a natural history museum; (3) Exterior of the Palace of the Kings of Mallorca.
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