13th century Frankish Manuscripts

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Illustrations of military interest from
Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris, c.1240â€"5

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

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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[Techno]

More great finds D !
Cheers - Phil.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Brilliant!

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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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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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[Techno]

Brilliant D.
Thanks for sharing again.
Cheers - Phil

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German Soldiers in Eneit, or Aeneasroman, by Heinrich von Veldeke, Germany 1215

Ascanius shoots the tame stag of Silviane
Knights & infantry of Turnus
Combat of Pallas and Turnus
Turnus strikes down Pallas
Turnus cuts the archer's head off
Combat of Turnus & Camille

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[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Consistently brilliant sir.