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St. James the Major at the Battle of Clavigo
Attributed to Martin Schongauer, 15th century

A larger image of St. James the Major at the Battle of Clavigo, Martin Schongauer

St. James the Major at the Battle of Clavigo
Artist: Attributed to Martin Schongauer (German, Colmar ca. 1435/50–1491 Breisach)
Date: 15th century
Medium: Engraving; first state
Classification: Prints
Accession Number: 41.1.195
Catalogue Raisonné: Lehrs V.376.1 state I
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Moors' long drooping spears are similar to those of North African cavalry in the Códice De Trajes, 1547. and Conquest of Tunis tapestries.

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Referenced on p.47, The Moors - The Islamic West - 7th-15th Centuries AD by David Nicolle & Angus McBride
H3: Granadan armoured cavalryman, mid-15th century
This final figure is based upon engravings made by a German artist who spent some time in Spain, where he seems to have made a large number of sketches from life. These showed light armour entirely covered in decorative fabric. Whether Moorish cavalry actually used daggers of the so-called 'ballock' form, as shown in this picture, is more doubtful. (Main sources: clothing & weapons of Boabdil, Real Armeria & Museo Ejercito, Madrid, Spain; engravings by Martin Scholgauer [Schongauer], mid-15th century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA. & Museum, Colmar, France)

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Referenced on pp.8-9, Granada 1492 (Campaign Series Number 53) by David Nicolle, 1998
‘The Battle of Clavijo‘, in a print by the German artist Martin Schongauer. Schongauer is believed to have visited Spain in the mid-15th century, which would account for the remarkable accuracy of his portrayal of both Spanish warriors and Moorish soldiers. (Inv. B-14150, National Gallery of Art, Washington)