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Soldiers & hunters in The Rochester Bestiary c.1230

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A mounted man with horn and pitchfork hunting lion with hounds.
An armed man spearing an antelope caught in branches.
A knight spearing a unicorn, who lies with its head in the lap of a virgin.
Knights in a castle atop an elephant repelling mounted assailants.
A beaver biting off his testicles and a hunter with dogs.
An armoured archer hunting a Bonnacon.
A hunter and dogs pursuing a monkey and its young.
A hunter and dogs pursuing goats.
Peasent and Mastiffs guarding sheep.
The legend of the king Garamantes who was rescued by his dogs.
An archer shooting at a bull.
A man riding a camel.
Two men with asses.
Two knights fighting on foot with swords, while their horses are fighting each other on hind legs.

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Soldiers & hunters in The Rochester Bestiary c.1230
A mounted man with horn and pitchfork hunting lion with hounds.
An armed man spearing an antelope caught in branches.
A knight spearing a unicorn, who lies with its head in the lap of a virgin.
Knights in a castle atop an elephant repelling mounted assailants.
A beaver biting off his testicles and a hunter with dogs.
An armoured archer hunting a Bonnacon.
A hunter and dogs pursuing a monkey and its young.
A hunter and dogs pursuing goats.
Peasent and Mastiffs guarding sheep.
The legend of the king Garamantes who was rescued by his dogs.
An archer shooting at a bull.
A man riding a camel.
Two men with asses.
Two knights fighting on foot with swords, while their horses are fighting each other on hind legs.

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Liber ad honorem Augusti, by Pietro da Eboli, Sicily, c.1197


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Folio 95r. Virgil, Ovid, Lucan
Folio 96r. The facts in the life of Roger II. / Birth of Constance d'Hautville. / Henry VI and Constance married. / Their departure for Germany. & larger image
Folio 97r. Illness and death of William II. People and magnates of Palermo weeping & larger image
Folio 98r. Mourning for William II of Sicily, larger image & detail
Folio 99r. The people and the soldiers of the Kingdom cheering respectively for Tancred and the Count of Andria, candidates to the throne of Sicily.
Folio 100r. Matteo d'Ajello tries to induce Gualtiero d'Offamil to support Tancred of Lecce.
Folio 101r. Greek, Saracen, Latin & Jewish Notaries. Messengers of Tancred de Hauteville & detail
Folio 102r. Triumphal entry of King Tancred into Palermo & larger image
Folio 103r. Allusions to the future fall and deformity of Tancred., larger image & detail
Folio 104r. The Count of Andria in jail.
Folio 105r. Henry VI went to Rome to be crowned by Pope Celestine III. & larger image
Folio 106r. Messengers of the Emperor / Messengers from Germany, larger image & detail
Folio 107r. Frederick Barbarossa on the 3rd Crusade / his death in Salef / Henry VI arrives in Sicily, larger image & detail
Folio 108r. The abbot of Montecassino Roffredo meets the emperor. Surrender of Rocca d'Arce. The emperor accompanied to Capua by the Archbishop. & larger image
Folio 109r. Henry VI besieging Naples (1191) / Count Richard of Acerra wounded by an arrow. & larger image
Folio 110r. Dressing of the wound of Count Richard of Acerra / Tancred fights Bohemian Knights / Ambassadors from Salerno before the royal couple, larger image & detail
Folio 111r. Entrance of Constance d'Hautville into Salerno. / Fighting between the forces of Salerno, Tancred and the Empire in the castle, and those on the other hill called Tuoro & larger image
Folio 112r. Visit of the Archdeacon of Salerno to the sick Emperor in Naples. & larger image, detail & another detail
Folio 113r. Public discourse of Count Richard of Acerra and the Archbishop of Salerno because the Neapolitans will not leave the city. Neapolitan women. & larger image
Folio 114r. Departure of the ill Henry VI for Germany & larger image
Folio 115r. Salerni uprising against the Empress Constance. & larger image
Folio 116r. The people of Salerno attack the palace wherein dwells Empress Constance. The Empress talks to the Salerni. & larger image
Folio 117r. Assault by the Salerni on the Terracina Palace, Salerno. / The Empress Constance prays. & larger image
Folio 118r. The Empress Constance in prayer. / Constance prisoner of Elia di Gisualdo
Folio 119r. Departure of the captive Empress Constance d'Hautville for Messina. & larger image
Folio 120r. Empress Constance Arriving in Messina. / Empress Constance talks with Tancred. & larger image
Folio 121r. Tancred saddened thinking about the future. / Count Richard of Acerra advances on Capua. & larger image
Folio 122r. Speech by Conrad von Lutzelhard besieged in Capua, his soldiers and Capuans. & larger image
Folio 123r. Episode of the assault on Capua by Count Richard of Acerra. / The burial of the bodies after the battle. & larger image
Folio 124r. The Empress Constance conducted as prisoner to Palermo. / Constance in conversation with the Queen Sibyl. & larger image
Folio 125r. Message exchanges between Tancred and Queen Sibyl about the prisoner - Empress Constance. & larger image
Folio 126r. Empress Constance imprisoned in the Castle of the Saviour in Naples at the behest of Matthew of Ajello. & larger image
Folio 127r. Matthew of Ajello embraces his two wives. / Matthew of Ajello bathes his feet in the blood of a child to treat gout.
Folio 128r. The Empress Constance released at the intersession of Pope Celestine III. / Constance leaves for Germany. & larger image
Folio 129r. Arrest, defence and forgiveness of Richard the Lionheart, back from the Crusades., larger image & detail
Folio 130r. Storming of S. Germano by Diepold von Schweinspeunt & larger image
Folio 131r. The army and the fleet of the Emperor Henry VI to conquer the kingdom of Sicily. & larger image
Folio 132r. Salerno attacked by the imperial troops & larger image
Folio 133r. Diepold von Schweinspeunt. / Escape of Guido di Castelvecchio, who had tried to seize the prey made by Diepold von Schweinspeunt in his raids, larger image & detail
Folio 134r. Castles of Sicily. / The Emperor Henry VI in Favara receives ambassadors of Palermo. / Sadness of Queen Sibyl. / Entrance of the Emperor into Palermo. & larger image
Folio 135r. Queen Sibyl while praying to the Apostles Peter and Paul.
Folio 136r. Henry VI. / Conspiracy of Sibylla of Acerra against Henry VI in favor of William III's son Tancred & larger image
Folio 137r. Denunciation of the conspiracy, capture and imprisonment of the conspirators. & larger image
Folio 138r. The Empress Constance, when leaving for Sicily, entrusts the little Frederick Roger (the future Frederick II) to the Duchess of Spoleto. & larger image
Folio 139r. Dedication image. The poet, accompanied by Chancellor Konrad von Querfurt, hands over the work to the Emperor Henry VI & larger image
Folio 140r. Peter of Eboli invokes Wisdom.
Folio 141r. Picture alluding to the peace that occurred under the Emperor Henry VI.
Folio 142r. The chancellor receiving tribute from Arabs. Markward von Annweiler stands on the right.
Folio 143r. Six paintings from the Old Testament that adorn the Sicilian Palace / Frederick I and his sons Henry and Phillip / Frederick I orders the cutting down of forests in Hungary on his crusade & larger image, detail & another detail
Folio 144r. A notary and people.
Folio 145r. Under a large arch Chancellor Conrad talking to the nobles of the kingdom to his right, behind him two armed men with swords in hand.
Folio 146r. Henry enthroned among the seven virtues and the triumph over Tancred, who lies under the wheel of Fortuna & larger image
Folio 147r. Henry VI on the throne flanked by Marcovaldo of Anweiler to his right, Chancellor Konrad of Querfurt to his left & Heinrich von Kalden below him & larger image, detail & another detail

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Liber ad honorem Augusti, by Pietro da Eboli, Sicily, c.1197
Thumbnails
Folio 95r. Virgil, Ovid, Lucan
Folio 96r. The facts in the life of Roger II. / Birth of Constance d'Hautville. / Henry VI and Constance married. / Their departure for Germany. & larger image
Folio 97r. Illness and death of William II. People and magnates of Palermo weeping & larger image
Folio 98r. Mourning for William II of Sicily, larger image & detail
Folio 99r. The people and the soldiers of the Kingdom cheering respectively for Tancred and the Count of Andria, candidates to the throne of Sicily.
Folio 100r. Matteo d'Ajello tries to induce Gualtiero d'Offamil to support Tancred of Lecce.
Folio 101r. Greek, Saracen, Latin & Jewish Notaries. Messengers of Tancred de Hauteville & detail
Folio 102r. Triumphal entry of King Tancred into Palermo & larger image
Folio 103r. Allusions to the future fall and deformity of Tancred., larger image & detail
Folio 104r. The Count of Andria in jail.
Folio 105r. Henry VI went to Rome to be crowned by Pope Celestine III. & larger image
Folio 106r. Messengers of the Emperor / Messengers from Germany, larger image & detail
Folio 107r. Frederick Barbarossa on the 3rd Crusade / his death in Salef / Henry VI arrives in Sicily, larger image & detail
Folio 108r. The abbot of Montecassino Roffredo meets the emperor. Surrender of Rocca d'Arce. The emperor accompanied to Capua by the Archbishop. & larger image
Folio 109r. Henry VI besieging Naples (1191) / Count Richard of Acerra wounded by an arrow. & larger image
Folio 110r. Dressing of the wound of Count Richard of Acerra / Tancred fights Bohemian Knights / Ambassadors from Salerno before the royal couple, larger image & detail
Folio 111r. Entrance of Constance d'Hautville into Salerno. / Fighting between the forces of Salerno, Tancred and the Empire in the castle, and those on the other hill called Tuoro & larger image
Folio 112r. Visit of the Archdeacon of Salerno to the sick Emperor in Naples. & larger image, detail & another detail
Folio 113r. Public discourse of Count Richard of Acerra and the Archbishop of Salerno because the Neapolitans will not leave the city. Neapolitan women. & larger image
Folio 114r. Departure of the ill Henry VI for Germany & larger image
Folio 115r. Salerni uprising against the Empress Constance. & larger image
Folio 116r. The people of Salerno attack the palace wherein dwells Empress Constance. The Empress talks to the Salerni. & larger image
Folio 117r. Assault by the Salerni on the Terracina Palace, Salerno. / The Empress Constance prays. & larger image
Folio 118r. The Empress Constance in prayer. / Constance prisoner of Elia di Gisualdo
Folio 119r. Departure of the captive Empress Constance d'Hautville for Messina. & larger image
Folio 120r. Empress Constance Arriving in Messina. / Empress Constance talks with Tancred. & larger image
Folio 121r. Tancred saddened thinking about the future. / Count Richard of Acerra advances on Capua. & larger image
Folio 122r. Speech by Conrad von Lutzelhard besieged in Capua, his soldiers and Capuans. & larger image
Folio 123r. Episode of the assault on Capua by Count Richard of Acerra. / The burial of the bodies after the battle. & larger image
Folio 124r. The Empress Constance conducted as prisoner to Palermo. / Constance in conversation with the Queen Sibyl. & larger image
Folio 125r. Message exchanges between Tancred and Queen Sibyl about the prisoner - Empress Constance. & larger image
Folio 126r. Empress Constance imprisoned in the Castle of the Saviour in Naples at the behest of Matthew of Ajello. & larger image
Folio 127r. Matthew of Ajello embraces his two wives. / Matthew of Ajello bathes his feet in the blood of a child to treat gout.
Folio 128r. The Empress Constance released at the intersession of Pope Celestine III. / Constance leaves for Germany. & larger image
Folio 129r. Arrest, defence and forgiveness of Richard the Lionheart, back from the Crusades., larger image & detail
Folio 130r. Storming of S. Germano by Diepold von Schweinspeunt & larger image
Folio 131r. The army and the fleet of the Emperor Henry VI to conquer the kingdom of Sicily. & larger image
Folio 132r. Salerno attacked by the imperial troops & larger image
Folio 133r. Diepold von Schweinspeunt. / Escape of Guido di Castelvecchio, who had tried to seize the prey made by Diepold von Schweinspeunt in his raids, larger image & detail
Folio 134r. Castles of Sicily. / The Emperor Henry VI in Favara receives ambassadors of Palermo. / Sadness of Queen Sibyl. / Entrance of the Emperor into Palermo. & larger image
Folio 135r. Queen Sibyl while praying to the Apostles Peter and Paul.
Folio 136r. Henry VI. / Conspiracy of Sibylla of Acerra against Henry VI in favor of William III's son Tancred & larger image
Folio 137r. Denunciation of the conspiracy, capture and imprisonment of the conspirators. & larger image
Folio 138r. The Empress Constance, when leaving for Sicily, entrusts the little Frederick Roger (the future Frederick II) to the Duchess of Spoleto. & larger image
Folio 139r. Dedication image. The poet, accompanied by Chancellor Konrad von Querfurt, hands over the work to the Emperor Henry VI & larger image
Folio 140r. Peter of Eboli invokes Wisdom.
Folio 141r. Picture alluding to the peace that occurred under the Emperor Henry VI.
Folio 142r. The chancellor receiving tribute from Arabs. Markward von Annweiler stands on the right.
Folio 143r. Six paintings from the Old Testament that adorn the Sicilian Palace / Frederick I and his sons Henry and Phillip / Frederick I orders the cutting down of forests in Hungary on his crusade & larger image, detail & another detail
Folio 144r. A notary and people.
Folio 145r. Under a large arch Chancellor Conrad talking to the nobles of the kingdom to his right, behind him two armed men with swords in hand.
Folio 146r. Henry enthroned among the seven virtues and the triumph over Tancred, who lies under the wheel of Fortuna & larger image
Folio 147r. Henry VI on the throne flanked by Marcovaldo of Anweiler to his right, Chancellor Konrad of Querfurt to his left & Heinrich von Kalden below him & larger image, detail & another detail

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Illustrations from 'Book of Fixed Stars' (Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-tabita) by 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Umar al-Sufi
The manuscripts usually have 2 versions of each constellation - looking up from earth and looking down at a cellestial globe.
Manuscripts
Bodleian Library, Oxford, manuscript Marsh 144, 1009-10AD
Cepheus
Bootes
Hercules
Cassiopeia
Perseus
Auriga
Serpentarius
Andromeda
Andromeda
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Orion


Sotheby's - Lot 34 (or Doha), 1125AD
Bootes
Andromeda

Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Manuscript Fatih Kütüphanesi 3422, 1125AD
Andromeda
Cassiopea
Virgo

Topkapi Sarayi, Istanbul, manuscript Ahmet III 3493, 1130-31AD
Andromeda and two Arabian fish
Perseus
Cepheus
Aquarius
Virgo
Virgo
Cassiopea
Orion


A North African 'Book of Fixed Stars' by al-Sufi
Cepheus
Perseus
Auriga
Virgo


Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Ms Ayasofya 2595, 1249-50AD
Auriga
Cassiopea-B
Andromeda
Heracles

British Library, London, manuscript Or.5323, 1260-80AD
Bootes
Cepheus
Sagittarius
Perseus
Serpens & Serpentarius
Auriga
Orion
Andromeda
Aquarius

Dăr al-Kutub National Library, Cairo, Manuscript miqăt 390, c1300AD
Aquarius
Gemini
Cepheus

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ms. Rogers Fund, 1913, c. 1400AD

Paris, Bibliothčque Nationale de France, Ms Arabe 5036, c. 1430-1440AD, Samarkand
Cepheus
Bootes
Heracles
Cassiopea
Perseus
Auriga
Serpens & Serpentarius
Andromeda
Gemini
Virgo
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Orion
Argo navis
Centaurus & Lupus


Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen ms Arabe 83, 1602AD, Medina
Cepheus
Bootes
Heracles
Cassiopea
Perseus
Auriga
Serpens & Serpentarius
Andromeda
Andromeda
Andromeda
Virgo
Aquarius
Orion
Argo navis

Ms. Garrett 2259 Yehuda, 1607AD

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Illustrations from 'Book of Fixed Stars' (Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-tabita) by 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Umar al-Sufi
Bodleian Library, Oxford, manuscript Marsh 144, 1009-10AD
Cepheus
Bootes
Hercules
Cassiopeia
Perseus
Auriga
Serpentarius
Andromeda
Andromeda
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Orion

Sotheby's - Lot 34 (or Doha), 1125AD
Bootes
Andromeda

Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Manuscript Fatih Kütüphanesi 3422, 1125AD
Andromeda
Cassiopea
Virgo

Topkapi Sarayi, Istanbul, manuscript Ahmet III 3493, 1130-31AD
Andromeda and two Arabian fish
Perseus
Cepheus
Aquarius
Virgo
Virgo
Cassiopea
Orion

Vatican Library (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana), Manuscript Ross. 1033, North Africa 1224AD
Cepheus
Perseus
Auriga
Virgo

Suleymanie Library, Istanbul, Ms Ayasofya 2595, 1249-50AD
Auriga
Cassiopea-B
Andromeda
Heracles

British Library, London, manuscript Or.5323, 1260-80AD
Bootes
Cepheus
Sagittarius
Perseus
Serpens & Serpentarius
Auriga
Orion
Andromeda
Aquarius

Dăr al-Kutub National Library, Cairo, Manuscript miqăt 390, c1300AD
Aquarius
Gemini
Cepheus

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ms. Rogers Fund, 1913, c. 1400AD

Paris, Bibliothčque Nationale de France, Ms Arabe 5036, c. 1430-1440AD, Samarkand
Cepheus
Bootes
Heracles
Cassiopea
Perseus
Auriga
Serpens & Serpentarius
Andromeda
Gemini
Virgo
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Orion
Argo navis
Centaurus & Lupus

Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen ms Arabe 83, 1602AD, Medina
Cepheus
Bootes
Heracles
Cassiopea
Perseus
Auriga
Serpens & Serpentarius
Andromeda
Andromeda
Andromeda
Virgo
Aquarius
Orion
Argo navis

Ms. Garrett 2259 Yehuda, 1607AD

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Illustrations of Soldiers

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@druzhina345: Dude you make excellent contributions to the community but, you know this mod is dead right? The people behind this mod stopped working on it a long time back and your kind of getting my hopes up whenever I see a new post in this sub forum thinking that someone has decided to continue this mod but only to be crushed to see that isn't the case.

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@druzhina345: Dude you make excellent contributions to the community but, you know this mod is dead right? The people behind this mod stopped working on it a long time back and your kind of getting my hopes up whenever I see a new post in this sub forum thinking that someone has decided to continue this mod but only to be crushed to see that isn't the case.

Perhaps, but people (like you) still look at it. It is for them. And, If there is interest, it may be worked on again.

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Illustrations of Soldiers

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Perhaps, but people (like you) still look at it. It is for them. And, If there is interest, it may be worked on again.

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Illustrations of Soldiers

One can only hope, one can only hope.

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Cuman and Hungarian Soldiers in the Saint Ladislaus legend including:
Mural in the Székelyderzs (Dârjiu) Unitarian Church, Romania
. larger image of the left. . larger image of the centre. . larger image of the right. . larger image of the far right.
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Képes Krónika
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Catholic church of Gelence (Ghelinďa), Románia
. detail of left (2.6MB)
. detail of centre left
. detail of centre right
. detail of right
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Tereske church, northern Hungary
. larger image
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Türje church, western Hungary
. larger image
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Velka Lomnica church
. larger image
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Bibarcfalva (Biborteni) church, Romania
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Anjou Legendarium, Vatican Library
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Rimavska Bana (Rimabánya), Slovakia
. detail of the girl and St Ladislaus
. detail of the Cumans
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Sepsikilyén, Transylvania
. large image of the left
. large image of the centre
. large image of the right
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Unitarian Church of Homoródkarácsonyfalva / Craeciunel / Krötschendorf, Romania
. large image of the left
. large image of the right
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Bántornya, Slovenia
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Maksa, Romania
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Chronicle of Johannes de Thurocz (Thuróczy János), 1488
. a larger image

Paintings and drawings based on the above:
Cuman warrior, 13th century by Angus McBride from Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600 BC - AD 1300 by A.Karasulas
Cuman Mercenary c1300 by Angus McBride from Byzantine Armies 1118-1461 AD by Ian Heath
Cuman Mercenary 14th Century from Byzantine Armies 1118-1461 AD by Ian Heath
Cuman, 12th-13th centuries, from Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath
Hungarian Knight, 13th century, from Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath
and Cuman in an extract from Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath


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Cuman and Hungarian Soldiers in the Saint Ladislaus legend including:
Mural in the Székelyderzs (Dârjiu) Unitarian Church, Romania
. larger image of the left. . larger image of the centre. . larger image of the right. . larger image of the far right.
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Képes Krónika
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Catholic church of Gelence (Ghelinďa), Románia
. detail of left (2.6MB)
. detail of centre left
. detail of centre right
. detail of right
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Tereske church, northern Hungary
. larger image
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Türje church, western Hungary
. larger image
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Velka Lomnica church
. larger image
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Bibarcfalva (Biborteni) church, Romania
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Anjou Legendarium, Vatican Library
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Rimavska Bana (Rimabánya), Slovakia
. detail of the girl and St Ladislaus
. detail of the Cumans
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Sepsikilyén, Transylvania
. large image of the left
. large image of the centre
. large image of the right
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Unitarian Church of Homoródkarácsonyfalva / Craeciunel / Krötschendorf, Romania
. large image of the left
. large image of the right
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Bántornya, Slovenia
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Maksa, Romania
The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Chronicle of Johannes de Thurocz (Thuróczy János), 1488
. a larger image

Paintings and drawings based on the above:
Cuman warrior, 13th century by Angus McBride from Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600 BC - AD 1300 by A.Karasulas
Cuman Mercenary c1300 by Angus McBride from Byzantine Armies 1118-1461 AD by Ian Heath
Cuman Mercenary 14th Century from Byzantine Armies 1118-1461 AD by Ian Heath
Cuman, 12th-13th centuries, from Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath
Hungarian Knight, 13th century, from Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath

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sites of wargaming interest

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13th Century Middle Eastern Costume
The Sleeping Guards at the Tomb, Syriac Gospel, c.1220
Christ before the High Priest, Syriac Gospel, c.1220
. A drawing of, and notes on, a Syrian Cavalryman c.1220 by Ian Heath based on this manuscript
The Crucifixion, Syriac Gospel, c.1220
Jacobite-Syriac Lectionary of the Gospels, Monastery of Mar Mattai near Mosul, 1220
Na't al-hayawan - A treatise on animals and the medical properties of the various parts of their bodies, compiled from works of Aristotle and Ibn Bakhtishu', c.1220
An Arabic Translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides by 'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl, 1224, Purple betony & Swordsman
Ayyubid Hunters on a Canister, 1238-40 & detail
Ayyubid Rider on Bowl, 13th Century
Syriac Gospels, mid 13th century
Kalila and Dimna, 13th century
Ayyubid Hunter on an Incense-burner or Hand-warmer, 3rd quarter of 13th Century
Mamluk Midfa and rockets in The Book of Horsemanship and Ingenious War Devices, c. 1280
. Drawing of a Mamluk Engineer with Midfa based on this illustration.

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The Sleeping Guards at the Tomb, Syriac Gospel, c.1220
Christ before the High Priest, Syriac Gospel, c.1220
. A drawing of, and notes on, a Syrian Cavalryman c.1220 by Ian Heath based on this manuscript
The Crucifixion, Syriac Gospel, c.1220
Jacobite-Syriac Lectionary of the Gospels, Monastery of Mar Mattai near Mosul, 1220
Na't al-hayawan - A treatise on animals and the medical properties of the various parts of their bodies, compiled from works of Aristotle and Ibn Bakhtishu', c.1220
An Arabic Translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides by 'Abdullah ibn al-Fadl, 1224, Purple betony & Swordsman
Ayyubid Hunters on a Canister, 1238-40 & detail
Ayyubid Rider on Bowl, 13th Century
Syriac Gospels, mid 13th century
Kalila and Dimna, 13th century
Ayyubid Hunter on an Incense-burner or Hand-warmer, 3rd quarter of 13th Century
Mamluk Midfa and rockets in The Book of Horsemanship and Ingenious War Devices, c. 1280
. Drawing of a Mamluk Engineer with Midfa based on this illustration.

Ayyubid Horse Archer on a Pilgrim Bottle (zamzamiyyah) Fragment, 12th-13th Century or mirror


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Italians

Prints of 13th Century Italian Soldiers
Paintings of Italian Soldiers of the early 14th Century
Paintings of Italian Soldiers of the mid to late 14th Century
Prints of 14th Century Italian Soldiers
Italians in the Munchener Bilderbogen
Paintings of Italian Soldiers of the early to mid 15th Century
Stradioti: Balkan Mercenaries in Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Italy By Nicholas C. J. Pappas
Prints of 15th Century Italian Soldiers


Larger scale paintings with more detail:

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A Battle from a Histoire ancienne jusqu'ŕ César, 2nd quarter of the 14th century
Guidoriccio da Fogliano, condottiere, by Simone Martini
Victory of the Sienese Troops at Val di Chiana in 1363 by Lippo Vanni
The Battle of Clavigo, by Altichiero da Zevio, 1376-79
St. Benedict discovers the shield bearer of Totila, King of the Goths, attempting to pass himself as the king, by Spinello Aretino, 1387
Soldiers with large shields - mozaic in the Cappella Palatina, Palermo, Sicily
The leader of the victorious Florentine condottieri, Niccolo Mauruzi da Tolentino - the rout of Sanromano 1432 by Paolo Uccello
2nd painting from The rout of Sanromano 1432 by Paolo Uccello
3rd painting from The rout of Sanromano 1432 by Paolo Uccello
On The Way To Calvary by Fra Angelico, 1438-1445
Filippo Scolari by Andrea del Castagno, 1455
The condottiere Farinata degli Uberti in a mural by Andrea del Castagno in the refectory in Sant Apollonia In Florence, c1455.

Drawings and notes based on the above, by Ian Heath:
72 & 73 Italian Infantrymen, 14th Century
77 Italian Man-At-Arms c.1455
78 Italian Pikeman
79 Italian Crossbowman
82 Italian Musician


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Prints of 14th Century Italian Soldiers
Italians in the Munchener Bilderbogen
Paintings of Italian Soldiers of the early to mid 15th Century
Prints of 15th Century Italian Soldiers

Larger scale paintings with more detail:
A Battle from a Histoire ancienne jusqu'ŕ César, 2nd quarter of the 14th century
Guidoriccio da Fogliano, condottiere, by Simone Martini
Victory of the Sienese Troops at Val di Chiana in 1363 by Lippo Vanni
The Battle of Clavigo, by Altichiero da Zevio, 1376-79
St. Benedict discovers the shield bearer of Totila, King of the Goths, attempting to pass himself as the king, by Spinello Aretino, 1387
Soldiers with large shields - mozaic in the Cappella Palatina, Palermo, Sicily
The leader of the victorious Florentine condottieri, Niccolo Mauruzi da Tolentino - the rout of Sanromano 1432 by Paolo Uccello
2nd painting from The rout of Sanromano 1432 by Paolo Uccello
3rd painting from The rout of Sanromano 1432 by Paolo Uccello
On The Way To Calvary by Fra Angelico, 1438-1445
Filippo Scolari by Andrea del Castagno, 1455

Drawings and notes based on the above, by Ian Heath:
72 & 73 Italian Infantrymen, 14th Century
77 Italian Man-At-Arms c.1455
78 Italian Pikeman
79 Italian Crossbowman
82 Italian Musician

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