At the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Tournament book
Pen and colored wash on paper
German (Nuremberg) late 16th century
This book records a series of jousts held in Nuremberg between 1446 and 1561.  The participants, whose names are written above the figures, are armed for the Gestech, the joust fought with blunt lances.  A helm and a four pronged lance head similar to those illustrated in this book are exhibited at the left.  Books such as these provide an invaluable record of the colorful costumes, fanciful crests, and humorous, often satirical emblems that embellished the jousters' shields and horse trappings."