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Source Description
Bows made of composite materials were developed during the 1400s. They were immensely powerful and could be spanned only with the aid of a winder called a cranequin like the one seen here.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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96360
label
Cranequin
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
96360
contentType
object
title
Cranequin
description
Bows made of composite materials were developed during the 1400s. They were immensely powerful and could be spanned only with the aid of a winder called a cranequin like the one seen here.
date
c. 1480–1500
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779796
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Rack: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); Crank: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); Gear housing: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
cul
France(?)
accession
1916.2082
Source extras
tec
steel and brass; incised decoration; pierced traceried Gothic windows
tombstone
Cranequin, c. 1480–1500. France(?). Steel and brass; incised decoration; pierced traceried Gothic windows; rack: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); crank: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); gear housing: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.2082
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
relatedWorks
id
95988
description
Crossbow, c. 1460–70. Germany. Wood (walnut?) inlaid with bone; horn; iron and steel; composite bow (horn and parchment); overall: 87 cm (34 1/4 in.); bow: 74.5 cm (29 5/16 in.); butt: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1725
formerAccessionNumbers
1916.1725a
didYouKnow
The mark, made of inlaid copper, is currently unidentified.
citations
citation
Museum of Fine Arts, <em>Boston. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Arms and Armor: [Exhibition] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Summer, 1899.</em> Boston: The Museum, 1899.
page_number
Cat. No. 509
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N<em>. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
p. 133, 173, no. 205
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 209, p. 193
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:11:33.015000
sourceId
96360
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
med
steel and brass; incised decoration; pierced traceried Gothic windows
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0
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photo
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