Illustration from

Histoire d'Outremer

par Guillaume de Tyr
traduction française avec continuation jusqu'en 1232

[By William of Tyre - French translation with continuation until 1232]

Made in Northern France, between 1232 and 1261

British Library Manuscript: Yates Thompson 12

f29 Battle outside Antioch

Detail of a miniature of the battle outside Antioch.

A larger image of f.29 Battle outside Antioch, 'Histoire d'Outremer' by William of Tyre. Made in Northern France, between 1232 and 1261. British Library, Yates Thompson 12.




Referenced as figure 194 in Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350, Western Europe and the Crusader States by David Nicolle.
194A-D ‘Battle outside Antioch’, History of Outremer, London, c.1250
(British Library, Henry Yates Thompson Ms. 12, f.29r, London, England)

This interesting English copy of the History of Outremer includes standard great helms (A and B), one of which has a heraldic bird painted on the side. Some of the Muslim foes are armed with winged maces (C) and have round helmets of apparent two-piece construction (D).



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Military Illustrations from the Histoire d'Outremer, Northern France, between 1232 and 1261