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Romans portrayed as French Soldiers in Valerius Maximus
Paris, France, c.1473-1480AD
British Library, Harley MS 4374, fol. 161r.

Upper Register

Harley MS 4374/2
Date: c1473-c1480
Title: Valerius Maximus, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens, books 1, 2 and 3
Contents: Valerius Maximus, translated by Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse
Source: British Library

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Harley 4374 f. 161 Images from the history of Rome
Description: Miniature, prefacing Book III, arranged in three registers: Emilius Lepidus in battle whilst a child; ...
Origin: France, Central (Paris)
Source: British Library catalogue

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Referenced as Plate 95 on pp. 512-515, Ancient armour and weapons in Europe: from the iron period of the northern nations to the end of the seventeenth century: with illustrations from contemporary monuments, Volume 3 by Hewitt, John, 1807-1878
The javelin-man is but rarely found in pictorial representations of this time.