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Considering how much more expensive woodcutting and printing were in the early 1500s… couldn’t he have just built an actual tirumphal arch (albeit simplified) w
by MichaelZuo 2mo ago
Considering how much more expensive woodcutting and printing were in the early 1500s… couldn’t he have just built an actual tirumphal arch (albeit simplified) with that money?
- vrganj 2mo agoProbably. But you would only have one of those in your empire and your populace wasn't super mobile back then, so the audience would be limited. This on the other hand, you could put up all over the place.
- AlotOfReading 2mo agoPart of the point was to hand out copies to wealthy allies as a visible sign of favor. Physical arches are a little bit harder to dole out that way, or distribute around the nation. It was also cutting edge technology in a way simple arches weren't.
- ajb 2mo agoI guess part of the point is that it's not subject to the constraints of what you could actually do, so you can make it even more impressive. It's propaganda, after all.