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Andrew Mansioun, or Mentioun or Manschone, (d. 1579) was a French artist who worked at the court of James V, King of Scots. He was the master carpenter of the Scottish artillery for Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI of Scotland. ==Works== Andrew is recorded carving decorative wood-work, engraving metal and making moulds for cast-iron decorations and gun-founding. He may have worked on the surviving 34 'Stirling Head' oak medallion portraits c.1540 at Stirling Castle. His projects included; the fittings of the royal suite on the yacht ''Unicorn;'' an engraved brass for the tomb of David Beaton's parents at Markinch in 1541;〔Hannay, Robert Kerr, ''Rentale Sancti Andree'', STS (1913), xxxviii, 125.〕 and a carved lion and a Latin inscription for the tomb of James V in 1542. He made a cradle for Prince James, the short-lived son of James V and Mary of Guise,〔Thomas, Andrea, ''Princelie Majestie'', Tuckwell (2005), 78: ''Accounts Treasurer'', vol. 7 (1907), 307.〕 and a bed for Regent Arran. Andrew made moulds for use in the gun-foundry at Edinburgh Castle, for placing the royal arms and ciphers on cannon barrels, and also engraved ciphers and dates on the guns. He was appointed a gunner in the Scottish artillery on 3 August 1543 with a monthly salary of £3.〔''Register Privy Seal of Scotland'', vol.3, (1936), p.62 no.428.〕 Andrew also worked for Edinburgh town with an annual retainer of 10 marks. In 1554 he completed the quire stalls of St Giles Cathedral.〔''Extracts from the Burgh Records of Edinburgh, 1528-1557,'' (1871).〕 The gunner's expertise with ropes lifting cannon was also used by the town council. On 22 February 1555, Andrew and his two Flemish colleagues from the royal artillery met the town's master wrights to discuss how the new timberwork of Tolbooth belfy and steeple would be hauled into position. The following Monday the work began, and in the next week the framework of the belfy, called a "brandrauth" was raised by 28 men "by force at once."〔Adam, Robert, ''Edinburgh City Old Accounts'', vol.1 (1899), pp.45-150〕 On 28 December 1561, Mary, Queen of Scots made him 'Master Wrycht and Gunnare ordinare' for life.〔Beveridge & Donaldson, ed., ''Register of the Privy Seal'' vol. 5 part 1 HMSO (1957), p.236 no. 942.〕 For this, Andrew had a monthly salary of £8-6s-8d. In August 1579, on his death, the position was given to his son Francis.〔Murray, Athol M., ed., ''Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland'', vol. 13, (1978), 283.〕 The Lord High Treasurer's accounts describe Andrew's work engraving the royal cannon in March 1542 in these words; "Gevin to Andres Mensioun for graving of the Kingis grace armes with unicornis, thrissillis, and flour de lyces upoune the samin piece, and graving of the dait of yere upoune the mouth thairof, and upoun ..., sindry utheris pieces sett in task by Johnne Drummond to him, £13-6s-8d."〔''Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland'', vol.8 (1908), 127.〕 Four Scottish falconets with 'IRS' (Iacobus Rex Scotorum) royal ciphers were captured by the English at the battle of Solway Moss,〔''Letters & Papers Henry VIII, vol.17 (1900), no.1143.〕 and another was recovered from Castle Semple Loch and is now in the collection of Glasgow Museums.〔Glasgow Art Galleries and Museum (Accession no: 10-46)〕 On the basis of the commission for Cardinal Beaton at Markinch, the historian David McRoberts raised the possibility that Mansioun was responsible for carved oak "Beaton panels" now in the National Museum of Scotland, which carry the Cardinal's heraldry.〔McRoberts David, & Holmes, S. M., ed., ''Lost Interiors: Rhind Lectures 1969-70'', Aquhorthies Press (2012), pp.73-77〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Mansioun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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