Sunday 20 April 2014

Papal Flags of Julius II

Here's two flag sheets for the forces of Pope Julius II.

Flagsheet 1:
 the first flag is conjectural
the 2nd and 3rd are taken from a contemporary etching  and the 4th and 5th are conjectural .
Flagsheet2:
First flag is taken from a contemporary painting, the rest of the flags are  taken from the battle of Ravenna woodcut however the colours are conjectural.


4 comments:

  1. Hi Pete, these look great. I have just ordered a couple of packs of your 28mm cloth flags from ebay. I can't seem to find a guide anywhere on how to use them. Should I use PVA glue on them? Should I then seal with a varnish? Any tips gratefully received!

    Josh

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  2. Hi Pete, following your fantastic work on these flags for a while now, I've nominated your blog for the Liebster award. You can read more here: http://blackpowdergames.blogspot.se/

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  3. Hi Pete, I have also nominated you for this award, keep up the excellent work!

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  4. Hi I just want to comment that on the first page of flags of Pope Julius wrong no longer carrying the tiara if the canopy of the VACANT this is a recurring error is not that


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