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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.235 bataille de l'hydaspe (-326),
Battle of the Hydaspes


f.249 combat d'alexandre et de pôros,
Combat of Alexander and Poros

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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)

D-F - Muslims (?); G-H - Crusaders (?); I- Army of Alexander, f.235r;

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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Elsewhere presumed Muslims are given very curved sabres (D) and two peculiar objects which do not seem to be maces (E and F). Could they be the long-necked 'fire-pots' full of naft (Greek Fire) that were used by Mamluks and other troops as grenades? A soldier in Alexander's army (I) who could be expected to appear as a Westerner is dressed in full mail armour but carries a small round buckler, which might have been a local infantry fashion in the Crusader States. These and oval shields are certainly put in the hands of Crusaders in other Acre manuscripts. Such shields were also used by Muslim, Byzantine, Balkan and Italian foot-soldiers. This warrior in Alexander's army wears what appears to be a broad-brimmed hat over his mail coif. It could be a chapel-de-fer but its irregular lower edge makes this unlikely. Such presumed sun hats also appear in Islamic sources of the same period. They were, after all, a practical idea in the Middle Eastern climate. ...