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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.

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f.172 camille et son armée,
Camille and her army


f.206 reddition à holopherne,
Surrender to Holofernes


f.207v judith et holopherne,
Judith and Holofernes


f.232 Alexandre et Jaddus,
Alexander and Jaddus



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.

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