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Military illustrations from
Les « Histoires Roger », ou Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César , composée par un clerc sous les auspices du châtelain de Lille, Roger.
The 'Roger Histories', or Ancient history until Caesar, composed by a cleric under the auspices of the castellan of Lille, Roger.
Acre, c.1287. Ms Français 20125.
f207v judith et holopherne,
Judith and Holofernes
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An Extract from Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350. Western Europe and the Crusader States by David Nicolle:
741A-K Histoire Universelle, Kingdom of Jerusalem, c.1287
(Bib. Nat., Ms. Fr. 20125, Paris, France)
J - Holofernes, f.205v;
K - Army of Holofernes, f.207v.
This manuscript from the school of Acre includes some more up-to-date pieces of military equipment as well as traditional items.
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Holofernes (J) seems to wear poleyns on his knees, while a soldier in his army (K) has a helmet with a broad chin-strap worn over a separate mail coif.
