The ‘Maximilian Crossbow’

The DHM’s collection of crossbows is one of the most important in the world. There is little doubt that two of its especially valuable pieces originate from the private collection of Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519). January of this year marked the 500th anniversary of the emperor’s death – reason enough for Felix Jaeger, academic researcher and curator of the exhibition The Crossbow – Terror and Beauty, to take a closer look at the objects.