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15th Century Burgundian Soldiers in Le Roman d'Alexandre

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Sanson of Ailly delivers his message to Nicolas King of Armenia
The death of Nicolas of Armenia
The presents of Darius to Alexander
Siege of Tyre
Battle of the Macedonians against the inhabitants of Gaza
Betis & his army leave Gaza
The reconcilliation between Cassamus of the Laris & Eumenes of Kardia
Alexander at the Temple of Mars, near Ephesus
Fighting before Ephesus
The Macedonians are volunteers to the pits of Ephesus - Gadifer of Lari
Prisoners Porus, Cassiel the Baudrain and Marcian are by Alexander
The death of Philip of Macedonia - Alexander comes to the rescue of Olympias
The army of Pausanias emerging from Aigai - Alexander avenges the death of his father
The oracle of Apollo
Alexander receives the messengers of Darius
The god Ammon comes to visit Alexander in a dream
The Battle of Granicus, the first battle between the Macedonians and Persians
The Bath of Alexander - Alexander's disease - The execution of Parmenio
The Battle of Issus, the second battle between the Macedonians and Persians
The assassination of Darius

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15th Century Burgundian Soldiers in Le Roman d'Alexandre
Sanson of Ailly delivers his message to Nicolas King of Armenia
The death of Nicolas of Armenia
The presents of Darius to Alexander
Siege of Tyre
Battle of the Macedonians against the inhabitants of Gaza
Betis & his army leave Gaza
The reconcilliation between Cassamus of the Laris & Eumenes of Kardia
Alexander at the Temple of Mars, near Ephesus
Fighting before Ephesus
The Macedonians are volunteers to the pits of Ephesus - Gadifer of Lari
Prisoners Porus, Cassiel the Baudrain and Marcian are by Alexander
The death of Philip of Macedonia - Alexander comes to the rescue of Olympias
The army of Pausanias emerging from Aigai - Alexander avenges the death of his father
The oracle of Apollo
Alexander receives the messengers of Darius
The god Ammon comes to visit Alexander in a dream
The Battle of Granicus, the first battle between the Macedonians and Persians
The Bath of Alexander - Alexander's disease - The execution of Parmenio
The Battle of Issus, the second battle between the Macedonians and Persians
The assassination of Darius

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European, Islamic & Byzantine Arms and Armour in the Carved Column Capitals in the Cloister of Monreale Cathedral near Palermo in Sicily, 1174 to 1182 AD

Links to photos to accompany a pdf article by David Nicolle.
Knights fighting Infidels
European Infantry
European with knife
Negroid warriors with mace
Sleeping Soldiers at the Sepulchre
Infantry with Round-Ended Sword
Archer with Composite Recurve Bow
Killing a Serpent
Swordsmen

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European, Islamic & Byzantine Arms and Armour in the Carved Column Capitals in the Cloister of Monreale Cathedral near Palermo in Sicily, 1174 to 1182 AD
Knights fighting Infidels
European Infantry
European with knife
Negroid warriors with mace
Sleeping Soldiers at the Sepulchre
Infantry with Round-Ended Sword
Archer with Composite Recurve Bow
Killing a Serpent
Swordsmen

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Skylitzes Chronicle, Made in Byzantine Italy in the 11th Century

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Leo V the Armenian proclaimed as co-emperor.
The siege of Constantinople.
Theophilus making a proclamation.
Theophilus with his bodyguard outside the church of Blachernae.
Byzantines defeated by Arabs
Emperor Basil arrests General Leon
Ambassador of Bulgar king Simeon is received by Arab king Phatlum.
The Muslims besieging the Byzantine city of Messina.
The blinding of Prousianos for plotting against the emperor.
A battle between Byzantines and Arabs.
The Arab plot against the Byzantine governor of Edressa.
Maniakes is Denounced.
The Bulgars besieging Thessaloniki.
The siege of Thessaloniki by the Bulgars
The Bulgar leader Alausonius receiving Deleanos.
Final defeat of the Bulgars by Michael IV the Paphlagonian.
Uprising of Constantinople against Michael Kalaphate.
A Byzantine Dromond.
Marriage and Coronation of Constantine IX Monomachus and Zoe.
A battle between Byzantines and Seljuks.

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Skylitzes (Scylitzes) Chronicle, Byzantine Italy, 11th-12th Centuries

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Fatimids, 10th-12th Centuries

Fatimid Soldiers and Hunters
Fatimid Musicians, Dancers & Revelers

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Fatimid-Zirid Bas-relief of Musician and Drinker
Musician on a Bowl, Fatimid Egypt, 10th Century
Fatimid Lustre Painted Dish with Musician, 11th century
Bathhouse Fresco of a Man with Goblet, 11th Century
Fatimid wooden plank with carved dancer, 11th century
Fatimid wooden plank with musicians and revelers, 11th century
Fatimid wooden plank with musicians and dancers, 11th century
Coptic Priest on a Plate, 1050-1100
Fatimid Lustre Bowl Depicting a Lute Player, 11th-12th century
Figure with Goblet on Fatimid Bowl, 11th-12th century.
Fatimid dancer on an ivory panel, 11th-12th century
Fatimid lute player on an ivory panel, 11th-12th century
Fatimid bowl with female scarf dancer, 12th century
Fatimid wood panel with dancer, 12th century
Fatimid bowl with a musician
Fatimid bowl with a drinker
Fatimid bowl with young courtier
Manuscript illumination with depiction of a court scene
Fatimid-Zirid Plate with a Battle Scene
Fatimid Horseman from Ifriqiyah on a Plate, 10th to 12th Centuries
Fatimid Ivory Plaque of Two Soldiers, 10th century
Fatimid Rider and Four Warriors on Coptic Textile, 11th Century
Fatimid Wood Carving of Hunters, 11th Century
Fatimid Carved Panel with Soldier, 11th Century
Fatimid Ceramic Wall-Plaque with Warriors from the Sabra Palace, 11th century
Fatimid Ceramic Wall-Plaque of Archer from the Sabra Palace, 11th century
Fragment of a Fatimid Bowl Depicting a Mounted Warrior, 11th century
Plaque with a running man and his dog, Fatimid Egypt, 11th Century
Fatimid Rectangular piece of wood with swordsmen
Fatimid wooden plank with carved lion hunt, 11th century
Fatimid wooden plank with mounted hunter with lance, 11th century
Hunter on an 11th century ivory drinking horn probably made in Muslim Sicily or Southern Italy
Fatimid bowl with a drinker, 11th century
Shields on the Bab al-Nasr (Gate of Victory), Cairo, 1087
Frieze of Hunters over the door of the Church of San Bernadetto, Brindisi, late 11th Century
Fatimid Turban on Manuscript Fragment, 11th-12th Centuries
Morgan Casket, Southern Italy, 11th-12th century
Four ivory panels with hunters and revellers, 11th-12th century
Detail of carved ivory horn or 'oliphant' from Sicily
Ivory casket with Lion Hunt, Fatimid Sicily or Southern Italy, 11th-12th Centuries
Fatimid Manuscript with Two Soldiers, 11th-12th Centuries
Fatimid Carved Ivory Panel with Hunters, 11th-12th Centuries
Carved Ivory Plaque of Lion Hunt, Fatimid Egypt or Iraq, 11th-12th Century
Fatimid Infantryman on a Plate, 12th Century
Fatimid Warrior on Plate Fragment, 12th Century
Islamic Sicilian Ivory Casket with Horsemen, 12th Century
A Fatimid Nobleman or Officer on a lustre-ware plate, 12th Century
Fatimid plate with mounted hunter, 12th century
Sicilian ivory pyxis, 12th century
Fatimid Manuscript Fragment, Fustat, 12th Century
Fatimid bowl with a hunter on horse
Illustrations from a Coptic Gospel, Damietta, Egypt, 1179-80
Fatimid Manuscript with 'Jazrafil who rides an Elephant', c. 1200 AD

Drawing of, and notes on, a Fatimid Infantryman by Ian Heath based on a manuscript above.
Drawings of a Fatimid Infantryman and a Fatimid Cavalryman Cavalryman by Ian Heath based on the manuscript fragment.
Drawing of, and notes on, a Sudanese Archer by Ian Heath.
A drawing of, & notes on, a Sudanese spearman by Ian Heath based on the painted windows in the monastery church of St Denis in Paris
Fatimids on Plate G, Men-At-Arms Series 125, The Armies of Islam 7th-11th Centuries by David Nicolle & Angus McBride - based on many of the above.
A drawing of, & notes on, a Daylami Tribesman by Ian Heath
A painting of a Daylami Infantryman, early 11th century, by Angus McBride

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Fatimids, 10th-12th Centuries
Fatimid Soldiers and Hunters
Fatimid Musicians, Dancers & Revelers

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Spanish and North African Resources
This list is for those looking at a geographical region rather than a time period. Some of these have been mentioned in categories above.

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Mounted Hunters on an Umayyad Casket from Cordoba, c.966-968
Soldiers on a Moorish Casket from Cuenca, Spain, c.1049AD
Fatimid-Zirid Bas-relief of Musician and Drinker, 10th-11th centuries
Fatimid-Zirid Plate with a Battle Scene, 10th-11th centuries
Fatimid Horseman from Ifriqiyah on a Plate, 10th to 12th Centuries
The Pila, an Ablution Basin, early to mid 11th century, Spain
Saint-Sever Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, SW France, 1060s
Fatimid Ceramic Wall-Plaque with Warriors from the Sabra Palace, 11th century
Fatimid Ceramic Wall-Plaque of Archer from the Sabra Palace, 11th century
Drawing of, and notes on, a Fatimid Infantryman, 1100AD, by Ian Heath based on a manuscript
Spanish Knights & Infantry in the Codex Calixtinus, 1135-1139AD
Drawings of a Fatimid Infantryman and a Fatimid Cavalryman, 1150AD, by Ian Heath based on a manuscript fragment
David and Goliath from the Biblia Segunde de San Isidoro de Leon, 1162
12th century Spanish soldiers & hunters in the frescos from the Church of San Baudelio de Berlanga, Soria
. Drawings of a Spanish Town Militiamen by Ian Heath based on the frescos from the Church of San Baudelio & Las Cantigas de Santa Maria
Rylands Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, Spain, c.1175
Las Huelgas Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, Spain, 1220
. Drawings of Spanish Knights by Ian Heath based on Las Huelgas Apocalypse & Las Cantigas de Santa Maria
. A drawing of a Jewish archer by Ian Heath based on Las Huelgas Apocalypse
A North African al-Sufi manuscript - Vatican Ms. Ross. 1033, 1224AD
Illustrations of Andalusians from the story of Bayad and Riyad, 13th century
Spanish, Granadine & Moroccan Soldiers of the 13th Century in Las Cantigas de Santa Maria
Spain - Middle Ages by Racinet
13th century Spanish & Moorish Soldiers in the frescos of The Conquest of Mallorca; or download this site as a 5.4MB zip
Ceiling panel with a fight between a Christian knight and a Muslim, Spain, c.1300
Ceiling panel with a knight of the House of Anjou struck down by another knight, c.1300
William Caoursin's Obsidionis Rhodie Urbis Descriptio. A description of the 1480 siege of the city of Rhodes
Illustrations of Costume from the 1554 manuscript of The pilgrimage of Arnold von Harff in 1496 to 1499
Illustrations of Costume from the 1860 edition of The pilgrimage of Arnold von Harff in 1496 to 1499
Renaissance Warfare by George Gush, Parts 14 & 15: Spanish
Spanish Tercios by Dr. Pierre PICOUET
Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent receives Barbarossa, 1533
Mid 16th century Eastern Mediterranean & North African Illustrations from: HISTOIRE DES TURCS, by Blaise de Vigenere:
. Moorish pilgrims parade in Mecca
. Moorish Slave
. Turkish Woman, Dressed Like A Moor
. Moorish Woman From Tripoli in Barbary
. Mavre Women Of Algiers In Barbary Going To The City
. Moorish Girl, Slave In Algiers, Town Of Barbary
A peasant from Vizcaya with crossbow by Hans Weigel, 1577
Aztecs, Incas and Spaniards from contemporary pictures
The Ottoman Army Marching On The City Of Tunis in 1569, by Seyyid Lokman, 1581
A Turk of Algeria by Bonnart, 1678-1711
Illustrations of Ottoman Asian & North African Inhabitants after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour, c.1708:
. Clothing of the Barbary Coast
. Tunisian in ceremonial dress
. Tunisian in Negligee
. African woman going outdoors
. Moorish Woman
Spanish Uniforms in the Augsburger Bilder, 1802-09
Uniforms of Spanish Units at the Battle of Talavera 1809:
. Guards Line Infantry Light Infantry and Marines Militia Line Cavalry Dragoons Light Cavalry Artillery Engineers
Spanish Napoleonic Uniforms from the NYPL
Spanish Uniforms of Joseph Bonaparte's Army from the NYPL
Spanish Maps of Peninsular War Battles

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Spanish and North African Resources
This list is for those looking at a geographical region rather than a time period. Some of these have been mentioned in categories above.
Mounted Hunters on an Umayyad Casket from Cordoba, c.966-968
Soldiers on a Moorish Casket from Cuenca, Spain, c.1049AD
Fatimid-Zirid Bas-relief of Musician and Drinker, 10th-11th centuries
Fatimid-Zirid Plate with a Battle Scene, 10th-11th centuries
Fatimid Horseman from Ifriqiyah on a Plate, 10th to 12th Centuries
The Pila, an Ablution Basin, early to mid 11th century, Spain
Saint-Sever Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, SW France, 1060s
Fatimid Ceramic Wall-Plaque with Warriors from the Sabra Palace, 11th century
Fatimid Ceramic Wall-Plaque of Archer from the Sabra Palace, 11th century
Drawing of, and notes on, a Fatimid Infantryman, 1100AD, by Ian Heath based on a manuscript
Spanish Knights & Infantry in the Codex Calixtinus, 1135-1139AD
Drawings of a Fatimid Infantryman and a Fatimid Cavalryman, 1150AD, by Ian Heath based on a manuscript fragment
David and Goliath from the Biblia Segunde de San Isidoro de Leon, 1162
12th century Spanish soldiers & hunters in the frescos from the Church of San Baudelio de Berlanga, Soria
. Drawings of a Spanish Town Militiamen by Ian Heath based on the frescos from the Church of San Baudelio & Las Cantigas de Santa Maria
Rylands Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, Spain, c.1175
Las Huelgas Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, Spain, 1220
. Drawings of Spanish Knights by Ian Heath based on Las Huelgas Apocalypse & Las Cantigas de Santa Maria
. A drawing of a Jewish archer by Ian Heath based on Las Huelgas Apocalypse
A North African al-Sufi manuscript - Vatican Ms. Ross. 1033, 1224AD
Illustrations of Andalusians from the story of Bayad and Riyad, 13th century
Spanish, Granadine & Moroccan Soldiers of the 13th Century in Las Cantigas de Santa Maria
Spain - Middle Ages by Racinet
13th century Spanish & Moorish Soldiers in the frescos of The Conquest of Mallorca; or download this site as a 5.4MB zip
Ceiling panel with a fight between a Christian knight and a Muslim, Spain, c.1300
Ceiling panel with a knight of the House of Anjou struck down by another knight, c.1300
William Caoursin's Obsidionis Rhodie Urbis Descriptio. A description of the 1480 siege of the city of Rhodes
Illustrations of Costume from the 1554 manuscript of The pilgrimage of Arnold von Harff in 1496 to 1499
Illustrations of Costume from the 1860 edition of The pilgrimage of Arnold von Harff in 1496 to 1499
Renaissance Warfare by George Gush, Parts 14 & 15: Spanish
Spanish Tercios by Dr. Pierre PICOUET
Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent receives Barbarossa, 1533
Mid 16th century Eastern Mediterranean & North African Illustrations from: HISTOIRE DES TURCS, by Blaise de Vigenere:
. Moorish pilgrims parade in Mecca
. Moorish Slave
. Turkish Woman, Dressed Like A Moor
. Moorish Woman From Tripoli in Barbary
. Mavre Women Of Algiers In Barbary Going To The City
. Moorish Girl, Slave In Algiers, Town Of Barbary
A peasant from Vizcaya with crossbow by Hans Weigel, 1577
Aztecs, Incas and Spaniards from contemporary pictures
The Ottoman Army Marching On The City Of Tunis in 1569, by Seyyid Lokman, 1581
A Turk of Algeria by Bonnart, 1678-1711
Illustrations of Ottoman Asian & North African Inhabitants after Jean-Baptiste Vanmour, c.1708:
. Clothing of the Barbary Coast
. Tunisian in ceremonial dress
. Tunisian in Negligee
. African woman going outdoors
. Moorish Woman
Spanish Uniforms in the Augsburger Bilder, 1802-09
Uniforms of Spanish Units at the Battle of Talavera 1809:
. Guards Line Infantry Light Infantry and Marines Militia Line Cavalry Dragoons Light Cavalry Artillery Engineers
Spanish Napoleonic Uniforms from the NYPL
Spanish Uniforms of Joseph Bonaparte's Army from the NYPL

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Urartu: The Kingdom of Van Opposition for the Assyrians by Clive Naseby
84 Urartian Infantryman by Alan Buttery
87 Urartian Chief by Alan Buttery

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Urartu: The Kingdom of Van Opposition for the Assyrians by Clive Naseby
84 Urartian Infantryman by Alan Buttery
87 Urartian Chief by Alan Buttery

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The T'oros Roslin (or Sebastia) Gospels of Armenia, 1262

Folio 19r Return of the Magi
Folio 48r Christ Predicting the Sufferings of the Apostles
Folio 116v Betrayal of Christ
Folio 124r The Crucifixion
Folio 128v Soldiers Bribed by the Chief Priests
Folio 190r Judas Leads the Multitude
Folio 191r Apostle Fleeing
Folio 195r
Folio 305r

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The T'oros Roslin (or Sebastia) Gospels of Armenia, 1262
Folio 19r Return of the Magi
Folio 48r Christ Predicting the Sufferings of the Apostles
Folio 116v Betrayal of Christ
Folio 124r The Crucifixion
Folio 128v Soldiers Bribed by the Chief Priests
Folio 190r Judas Leads the Multitude
Folio 191r Apostle Fleeing
Folio 195r
Folio 305r

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15th Century Ottomans
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berri, folio 51v: The Meeting of the Magi & large image
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berri, folio: 52r Adoration of the Christ Child & detail image
Drawings and notes on Ottoman Cavalry by Ian Heath based on Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
The Naval Battle of Zonchio (Navarino), 1499
Drawings and notes on Ottoman Infantry by Ian Heath based on The Naval Battle of Zonchio (Navarino)
A Turkish Janissary, c. 1480, by Gentile Bellini
Drawings and notes on Turkish Janissaries by Ian Heath based on Gentile Bellini's picture of an Ottoman Janissary, c. 1480
Drawings and notes on an Ottoman Handgunner by Ian Heath based on The Naval Battle of Zonchio (Navarino)
Drawings and notes on an Ottoman Heavy Infantryman by Ian Heath
Drawings and notes on an Ottoman Heavy Cavalryman by Ian Heath

An Oriental Family by Albrecht Dürer, 1496
Drawings and notes on an Ottoman Akinji by Ian Heath based on An Oriental Family by Albrecht Dürer, 1496
Sultan Mehmed II smelling a rose by Nakkas, Sinan Bey, end of 15th century

Breydenbach's Peregrinationes in Terram Sanctam, 1486


34a Saracens
34b Jews
35a Greeks
36a Syrians, 1489
37 Abyssinians
38a Turks
Drawings and notes on Ottoman Musicians by Ian Heath based on Breydenbach's Peregrinationes in Terram Sanctam, 1486

Suleiman the Magnificent and the Battle of Mohacs, 1526, from the Hünernâme of 1588 by Lokman
Drawings and notes on an Ottoman Gunner by Ian Heath based on Suleiman the Magnificent and the Battle of Mohacs, 1526, from the Hünernâme of 1588 by Lokman

Folio 23r Obsidionis Rhodie Urbis Descriptio - William Caoursin's The Siege of Rhodes, Ulm, 1496
Drawing and notes on a Balkan Cavalryman by Ian Heath based on William Caoursin's The Siege of Rhodes, Ulm, 1496
Drawing and notes on Ottoman Flags by Ian Heath

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Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berri, folio 51v: The Meeting of the Magi & large image
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berri, folio: 52r Adoration of the Christ Child & detail image
Drawings and notes on Ottoman Cavalry by Ian Heath based on Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
The Naval Battle of Zonchio (Navarino), 1499
Drawings and notes on Ottoman Infantry by Ian Heath based on The Naval Battle of Zonchio (Navarino)
A Turkish Janissary, c. 1480, by Gentile Bellini
Drawings and notes on Turkish Janissaries by Ian Heath based on Gentile Bellini's picture of an Ottoman Janissary, c. 1480
Drawings and notes on an Ottoman Handgunner by Ian Heath based on The Naval Battle of Zonchio (Navarino)
Drawings and notes on an Ottoman Heavy Infantryman by Ian Heath
Drawings and notes on an Ottoman Heavy Cavalryman by Ian Heath

An Oriental Family by Albrecht Dürer, 1496
Drawings and notes on an Ottoman Akinji by Ian Heath based on An Oriental Family by Albrecht Dürer, 1496
Sultan Mehmed II smelling a rose by Nakkas, Sinan Bey, end of 15th century

Breydenbach's Peregrinationes in Terram Sanctam, 1486

34a Saracens
34b Jews
35a Greeks
36a Syrians, 1489
37 Abyssinians
38a Turks
Drawings and notes on Ottoman Musicians by Ian Heath based on Breydenbach's Peregrinationes in Terram Sanctam, 1486

Suleiman the Magnificent and the Battle of Mohacs, 1526, from the Hünernâme of 1588 by Lokman
Drawings and notes on an Ottoman Gunner by Ian Heath based on Suleiman the Magnificent and the Battle of Mohacs, 1526, from the Hünernâme of 1588 by Lokman

Folio 23r Obsidionis Rhodie Urbis Descriptio - William Caoursin's The Siege of Rhodes, Ulm, 1496
Drawing and notes on a Balkan Cavalryman by Ian Heath based on William Caoursin's The Siege of Rhodes, Ulm, 1496
Drawing and notes on Ottoman Flags by Ian Heath

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Frankish, Saracen & Byzantine costume in the 'Melisende Psalter', Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1131-43 AD

Upper Cover
David and Goliath
Betrayal
Crucifixion

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Frankish, Saracen & Byzantine costume in the 'Melisende Psalter', Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1131-43 AD
Upper Cover
David and Goliath
Betrayal
Crucifixion

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Illustrations of military interest from
Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, c.1240–5

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Matthaei Paris Chronica Maiora I
Combat between Canute the Dane and Edmund Ironside, 1016 & large image
Two Templars on a Horse & large image
Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, 1171 & large image
Saladin Capturing the True Cross at Hattin, 1187 & large image
Matthaei Paris Chronica Maiora II
Battle of Bouvines, 1214 & large image
Atrocities under King John, 1216 & large image
Louis of France Arriving in England & large image
Siege of Lincoln Castle, 1217 & large image
Sea Battle off Sandwich & large image
Battle of Damietta & large image
Siege of Damietta & large image
A Knight Spares His Father's Murderer, 1232 & large image
Battle between Richard, Earl Marshal, and Baldwin de Guisnes, 1233 & large image
Death of Richard, Earl Marshal, 1234 & large image
Defeat of the French at Gaza & large image
Treaty between Nazir of Kerak and the Count of Brittany & large image
Banners of the Hospitalers and Templars and the Oriflamme of France, 1241
Invasion of Tartars, 1241 & large image
Sea Battle between the Pisans and Genoese, 1241 & large image
Death of Gilbert, Earl Marshal, 1241 & large image
French Troops Dying of Plague, 1242 & large image
A Tartar Cannibal Feast, 1243 & large image
Battle between the Crusaders and Khorezmians, 1244 (La Forbie) & large image
Death of Enguerrand III de Coucy, 1244 & large image
Death of Herbert FitzMatthew, 1245 & large image
Matthaei Paris Chronica Maiora III (Historia Anglorum)
Shields and banners & large image
Man threshing & large image
Templars & large image

Drawings of, & notes on, Standards of the Military Orders by Ian Heath - based on an illumination.
Drawing of, & notes on, The Royal Banner of Jerusalem by Ian Heath.
Drawing of, & notes on, The True Cross by Ian Heath - based on an illumination.
Drawing of, & notes on, a Saracen Crossbowman by Ian Heath - based on an illumination.
Drawing of, & notes on, an Ayyubid Heavy Cavalryman according to Matthew Paris by Ian Heath - based on an illumination.
Drawing of, & notes on, a Frankish Horse by Ian Heath - based on an illumination.

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Map of Britain by Matthew Paris
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Clothing of the Ancient Celts: A Guide to Celtic Costume by M. E. Riley
Hallstat and La Tene Celts
Ireland, 5th - 10th c. AD
-- Hair, Jewelry, etc. (Classical Celts and pre-medieval Ireland)
Late Medieval Ireland
Medieval Scotland, 1100-1600
Scotland, 1600-1800
Dyes & Dyeing
Fiber Working Techniques
Celtic Costume Myths and Tips
Patterns and Resources
Bonnet & Cockade
Directions for knitting a Scottish Bonnet
The Rogart Shirt
Bibliography
Recommended Reading

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Clothing of the Ancient Celts: A Guide to Celtic Costume by M. E. Riley
Hallstat and La Tene Celts
Ireland, 5th - 10th c. AD
-- Hair, Jewelry, etc. (Classical Celts and pre-medieval Ireland)
Late Medieval Ireland
Medieval Scotland, 1100-1600
Scotland, 1600-1800
Dyes & Dyeing
Fiber Working Techniques
Celtic Costume Myths and Tips
Patterns and Resources
Bonnet & Cockade
Directions for knitting a Scottish Bonnet
The Rogart Shirt
Bibliography
Recommended Reading

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Ancient history until Caesar. Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1260-1270.

Ninus riding with his army
Joseph and his army
Oedipus killing the Sphinx
Combat of Tydeus and Polynices
First battle of the Amazons
Amazons riding
Combat of Hercules and an Amazon, Combat of Theseus and an Amazon
Death of Hector
Battle of Penthélisée and Pyrrhus
Camille and her Amazons fighting against Aeneas
Alexander and his companions riding
Alexander kneels before the high priest
Battle of the Hydaspes
Battle between the army of Pyrrhus and the Romans

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The 'Roger Histories', or Ancient history until Caesar. Acre, c.1287

Oedipus and the Sphinx
Combat of Tydeus and Polynices
Amazons
Amazons in combat
Combat of Theseus, Hercules and the Amazons
Death of Hector
Penthesilea and her company
Combat of Penthesilea and Neoptolemus
Camille and her army
Surrender to Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes
Alexander and Jaddus
Battle of the Hydaspes (326BC)
Combat of Alexander and Poros
Army of Pyrrhus I
The Roman Temple of Janus
Combat of Scipio Africanus and Hannibal
Combat of Jugurtha and Marius

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Oedipus and the Sphinx
Combat of Tydeus and Polynices
Amazons
Amazons in combat
Combat of Theseus, Hercules and the Amazons
Death of Hector
Penthesilea and her company
Combat of Penthesilea and Neoptolemus
Camille and her army
Surrender to Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes
Alexander and Jaddus
Battle of the Hydaspes (326BC)
Combat of Alexander and Poros
Army of Pyrrhus I
The Roman Temple of Janus
Combat of Scipio Africanus and Hannibal
Combat of Jugurtha and Marius

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Ancient history until Caesar. Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1260-1270.
Ninus riding with his army
Joseph and his army
Oedipus killing the Sphinx
Combat of Tydeus and Polynices
First battle of the Amazons
Amazons riding
Combat of Hercules and an Amazon, Combat of Theseus and an Amazon
Death of Hector
Battle of Penthélisée and Pyrrhus
Camille and her Amazons fighting against Aeneas
Alexander and his companions riding
Alexander kneels before the high priest
Battle of the Hydaspes
Battle between the army of Pyrrhus and the Romans

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The 'Roger Histories', or Ancient history until Caesar. Acre, c.1287
Oedipus and the Sphinx
Combat of Tydeus and Polynices
Amazons
Amazons in combat
Combat of Theseus, Hercules and the Amazons
Death of Hector
Penthesilea and her company
Combat of Penthesilea and Neoptolemus
Camille and her army
Surrender to Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes
Alexander and Jaddus
Battle of the Hydaspes (326BC)
Combat of Alexander and Poros
Army of Pyrrhus I
The Roman Temple of Janus
Combat of Scipio Africanus and Hannibal
Combat of Jugurtha and Marius

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Oedipus and the Sphinx
Combat of Tydeus and Polynices
Amazons
Amazons in combat
Combat of Theseus, Hercules and the Amazons
Death of Hector
Penthesilea and her company
Combat of Penthesilea and Neoptolemus
Camille and her army
Surrender to Holofernes
Judith and Holofernes
Alexander and Jaddus
Battle of the Hydaspes (326BC)
Combat of Alexander and Poros
Army of Pyrrhus I
The Roman Temple of Janus
Combat of Scipio Africanus and Hannibal
Combat of Jugurtha and Marius

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Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury

The Murder of Thomas Becket, Wall Painting in Santa Maria de Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain, c1180-1200
Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, ca. 1240–53
Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Carrow Psalter, c.1250

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The Murder of Thomas Becket, Wall Painting in Santa Maria de Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain, c1180-1200
Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, ca. 1240–53
Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Carrow Psalter, c.1250

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Histoire d'Outremer by William of Tyre, copy from Northern France, between 1232 and 1261, ms Yates Thompson 12

Histoire d'Outremer by William of Tyre, Military Images
Godfrey of Bouillon
Siege of Nicea
Baldwin
Siege of Antioch
Battle outside Antioch & large image
Bishop Adhemar
Siege of Jerusalem
Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey and Baldwin
Bohemund and Daimbert
Ebremars, Archbishop of Caesarea
Assault on Tyre
Coronation of Foulques & large image
Emperor John & large image
Death of Sanguius
Battle
Patriarch of Antioch
Nureddin, Sultan of Damascus
Amaury and Mary
Saladin ravaging the Holy Land
Siege

Histoire d'Outremer called the Lyon Eracles, 1280 - Lyon BV Ms P.A. 29


Histoire d'Outremer par Guillaume de Tyr, Saint-Jean-d'Acre, c.1280 - Lyon BM Ms 828

Peter the Hermit leading the First Crusade
The bishop of Puy Adhemar de Monteil leading the departure of the crusader barons (late 1096-early 1097)
Raymond de Saint-Gilles besieging Nicaea (June 1097)
Antioch
Bohemond besieging Antioch (late 1097-mid 1098)
Crusaders before Jerusalem (June 1099)
Godfrey of Bouillon and the Crusaders in prayer at the Holy Sepulchre; Election of Godfrey of Bouillon as Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre (July 1099)
Crusaders besieging Tyre (1124)
Crusaders besieging Damascus (1148)
Louis VII, Conrad III and Baldwin III; Crusaders besieging Damascus (1148)
The Crusaders besieging Bilbeis (1168)

Histoire d'Outremer - French translation with continuation until 1275, Acre, c.1287 - Boulogne-sur-mer Ms 142

Godfrey of Bouillon and Adhemar bishop of Puy ride with their men to the Holy Land
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Turks and Armenians meeting at the foot of a mountain and signing a peace treaty
Godfrey of Bouillon and the Crusaders attacking Antioch
Taking of Antioch
large image of the Taking of Antioch
Delivery of a message ... the Emperor Alexis by two Crusaders
Coronation of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem
John II Comnenus besieging Caesarea Antioch (Shaizar) (1138) / Raymond of Poitiers Count of Antioch and Josselin II Count of Edessa playing chess
Torture of Amaury de Limoges Patriarch of Antioch by Renaud de Châtillon Prince of Antioch

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Histoire d'Outremer by William of Tyre, copy from Northern France, between 1232 and 1261, ms Yates Thompson 12
Histoire d'Outremer by William of Tyre, Military Images
Godfrey of Bouillon
Siege of Nicea
Baldwin
Siege of Antioch
Battle outside Antioch & large image
Bishop Adhemar
Siege of Jerusalem
Godfrey of Bouillon
Godfrey and Baldwin
Bohemund and Daimbert
Ebremars, Archbishop of Caesarea
Assault on Tyre
Coronation of Foulques & large image
Emperor John & large image
Death of Sanguius
Battle
Patriarch of Antioch
Nureddin, Sultan of Damascus
Amaury and Mary
Saladin ravaging the Holy Land
Siege

Histoire d'Outremer called the Lyon Eracles, 1280 - Lyon BV Ms P.A. 29


Histoire d'Outremer par Guillaume de Tyr, Saint-Jean-d'Acre, c.1280 - Lyon BM Ms 828
Peter the Hermit leading the First Crusade
The bishop of Puy Adhemar de Monteil leading the departure of the crusader barons (late 1096-early 1097)
Raymond de Saint-Gilles besieging Nicaea (June 1097)
Antioch
Bohemond besieging Antioch (late 1097-mid 1098)
Crusaders before Jerusalem (June 1099)
Godfrey of Bouillon and the Crusaders in prayer at the Holy Sepulchre; Election of Godfrey of Bouillon as Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre (July 1099)
Crusaders besieging Tyre (1124)
Crusaders besieging Damascus (1148)
Louis VII, Conrad III and Baldwin III; Crusaders besieging Damascus (1148)
The Crusaders besieging Bilbeis (1168)

Histoire d'Outremer - French translation with continuation until 1275, Acre, c.1287 - Boulogne-sur-mer Ms 142
Godfrey of Bouillon and Adhemar bishop of Puy ride with their men to the Holy Land
large image of Godfrey of Bouillon and Adhemar bishop of Puy ride with their men to the Holy Land
Turks and Armenians meeting at the foot of a mountain and signing a peace treaty
Godfrey of Bouillon and the Crusaders attacking Antioch
Taking of Antioch
large image of the Taking of Antioch
Delivery of a message ... the Emperor Alexis by two Crusaders
Coronation of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem
John II Comnenus besieging Caesarea Antioch (Shaizar) (1138) / Raymond of Poitiers Count of Antioch and Josselin II Count of Edessa playing chess
Torture of Amaury de Limoges Patriarch of Antioch by Renaud de Châtillon Prince of Antioch

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Illustrations from
Maqamat of al-Hariri
The Maqamat ('Assemblies') are a collection of amusing stories told by the merchant al-Harith about a peripatetic rogue named Abu Zaid.

Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, manuscript Arabe 6094, dated 619H, 1222-23AD


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies, manuscript C-23 of c. 1225-35


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Bibliothèque nationale de France, manuscript Arabe 5847, 1237AD


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Bibliothèque nationale de France, manuscript Arabe 3929, (al-Wasiti) 2nd quarter of 13th century
or selected folios with camels, horses or weapons with larger images


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Suleymaniye Library manuscript Esad Efendi 2916 of 1242-1258AD


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Vienna manuscript of 1334AD


Illustrations from Maqamat of al-Hariri, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford manuscript Marsh 458 of 1337


Drawings of, and notes on, Bedouin Tribesmen by Ian Heath based on the Maqamat of al-Hariri
Moslem Musicians
Saracen Standards
Moslem Horses
A pack camel

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Pictures of India from 'Oriental Memoirs' by James Forbes, 1813

. An Indian Hackeree, drawn by Guzerat Oxen, with the Costume of different Casts in Hindostan from a drawing by Baron de Montalembert, 1807
. A Mahomedan of Distinction with a Dervise on his Pilgrimage
. Parsees at Bombay
. The Conclusion of the Cheeta Hunt at Cambay, from an original drawing by Lady Malet
. Hill Fort on the Island of Caranjah
. Ragonath Row Ballajee; Pundit Purdhan, Peshwa of the Mahratta Empire
. The Mahratta Peshwa, and his ministers at Poonah. Drawn from an original sketch belonging to Sir Charles Malet Bart.
. Mohman Khaun, Nabob of Cambay
. A Foot Soldier in the usual Costume of the Native Indians
. A Mahratta Horseman, Sketched in the Camp
. Peasants at a well in Hindostan. Sketched by Baron de Montalembert, 1807
. Hindoo Devotees, of the Gosanee & Jetty Tribes
. A Jungam and a Byragee, Hindoo Devotees
. A Coolie Chieftain
. A Gracia Chieftain or Rajah, with his Suarree or usual attendants, from a drawing by Baron de Montalembert, 1783
. View of Onore Fort after the Seige in 1783

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Napoleonic Links

The Prusso-Saxon Army at Jena 14th October 1806 by Peter Hofschröer.
Infantry Skirmishing in the Napoleonic Wars by Peter Hofschröer.
Napoleonic Skirmishing In Practice by Peter Hofschröer.
The White Uniforms of the French Army, 1806-1807 Described by Guy C. Dempsey Jr., illustrated by R. J. Marrion.
Spanish Napoleonic Uniforms. & Spanish Uniforms of Joseph Bonaparte's Army
Uniforms Of Spanish Units At Talavera
Uniforms of Archduke Charles' Legion by Ken Bunger
Map and Orders of Battle for Wagram 1809 from Armies On The Danube by Bowden & Tarbox
The Great Cavalry Battle Of Liebertwolkwitz (14th October, 1813) by Peter Hofschröer.
Full corrected OCR text of "1815, Waterloo" by Henry Houssaye, 1905.
Netherlands Infantry Uniforms 1813 to 1831, (or in Dutch).
Full corrected OCR text of "The battle of Wavre and Grouchy's retreat; a study of an obscure part of the Waterloo campaign" by Hyde Kelly 1905. Includes 3 maps (2.7MB).
. Map of Wavre by Johnston (0.8MB).
. Map of Wavre by Siborne (1.9MB).

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The Prusso-Saxon Army at Jena 14th October 1806 by Peter Hofschröer.
Infantry Skirmishing in the Napoleonic Wars by Peter Hofschröer.
Napoleonic Skirmishing In Practice by Peter Hofschröer.
The White Uniforms of the French Army, 1806-1807 Described by Guy C. Dempsey Jr., illustrated by R. J. Marrion.
Spanish Napoleonic Uniforms. & Spanish Uniforms of Joseph Bonaparte's Army
Uniforms Of Spanish Units At Talavera
Uniforms of Archduke Charles' Legion by Ken Bunger
Map and Orders of Battle for Wagram 1809 from Armies On The Danube by Bowden & Tarbox
The Great Cavalry Battle Of Liebertwolkwitz (14th October, 1813) by Peter Hofschröer.
Full corrected OCR text of "1815, Waterloo" by Henry Houssaye, 1905.
Netherlands Infantry Uniforms 1813 to 1831, (or in Dutch).
Full corrected OCR text of "The battle of Wavre and Grouchy's retreat; a study of an obscure part of the Waterloo campaign" by Hyde Kelly 1905. Includes 3 maps (2.7MB).
. Map of Wavre by Johnston (0.8MB).
. Map of Wavre by Siborne (1.9MB).

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18th & 19th Century Württemberg Uniform Plates by Leo Ignaz von Stadlinger

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Plate 1: Generals 1638-1806
Plate 2: Generals 1825-1851
Plate 3: General and aide, adjutant of the King 1806-1854
Plate 4: Quartermaster General Staff, Pioneer Company 1806-54
Plate 5: Military college 1714-1849
Plate 6: Honorary Invalid Corps, Landjäger 1817-49
Plate 7: Leibgarde Horse 1660-1776
Plate 8: Leibgarde Horse 1776-1817
Plate 9: Leibgarde Horse 1821-1854
Plate 10: Guard Light Cavalry Sqn 1759-1815
Plate 11: Guard Light Cavalry Sqn 1817-1854
Plate 12: Foot Artillery 1735-1811
Plate 13: Foot Artillery 1813-1849
Plate 14: Horse Artillery 1784-1813
Plate 15: Horse Artillery 1813-1849
Plate 16: 1st Cavalry Regiment 1663-1775
Plate 17: 1st Cavalry Regiment 1792-1820
Plate 18: 2nd Cavalry Regiment 1805-1820
Plate 19: 3rd Cavalry Regiment 1809-1820
Plate 20: 4th Cavalry Regiment 1805-1820
Plate 21: Several regiments of cavalry. NCOs, trumpeters & standard bearers 1821-1852
Plate 22: 1st Infantry Regiment 1638-1767
Plate 23: 1st Infantry Regiment 1792-1817
Plate 24: 2nd Infantry Regiment 1792-1817
Plate 25: 3rd Infantry Regiment 1716-1788
Plate 26: 3rd Infantry Regiment 1794-1817
Plate 27: 4th Infantry Regiment 1806-1817
Plate 28: Jager Btn, 5th Infantry Regiment 1799-1817
Plate 29: 6th Infantry Regiment 1803-1817
Plate 30: 7th Infantry Regiment, Disciplinary Compagnie 1760-1821
Plate 31: 8th Infantry Regiment 1745-1817
Plate 32: Several infantry regiments. NCOs, drummer & standard bearer. 1821-1851
Plate 33: Cavalry regiments and corps. [37] Bouwinghausen Hussar Regiment, [28] Phull Dragoons, [33] Noble Guard, [35] Jäger-Regiment No. 5 1758-1813
Plate 34: Infantry regiments. [37] Foot Guards in 1687, [57] Seckendorff Regiment [58] Stockmayer Infantry Regiment 1687-1814
Plate 35: Infantry regiments. [46] and [52] Regiment Prince Louis, [56] Kapregiment, [36] Foot Guards 1752-1814
Plate 36: Grenadier battalions. [51], [53], [60b] and [60d] in Silesia 1757, [60e] and [60g] Leib or household grenadier battalions 1757-1761

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Sogdian murals from Panjikent

Battle Scene & large image
Sogdian Armoured Cavalry & large image
Sogdians on foot and mounted & large image
Sogdian Ritual Banquent Scene & large image
Sogdians discussing & large image
Sogdian holding a flower & large image

Iranian Dish with a Horsearcher Hunting, c.8th Century

Drawing of, and notes on, a Sogdian Horse Archer by Ian Heath

See also Sogdian New Year Festival, Bas Relief, Anyang, Henan, 6th Century & large image

and Cup with horseman, Khwarezm c.7th to beginning of the 8th Century

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Sogdian murals from Panjakent
Battle Scene & large image
Sogdian Armoured Cavalry & large image
Sogdians on foot and mounted & large image
Sogdian Ritual Banquent Scene & large image
Sogdians discussing & large image
Sogdian holding a flower & large image

Iranian Dish with a Horsearcher Hunting, c.8th Century
Drawing of, and notes on, a Sogdian Horse Archer by Ian Heath

See also Sogdian New Year Festival, Bas Relief, Anyang, Henan, 6th Century & large image

and Cup with horseman, Khwarezm c.7th to beginning of the 8th Century

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