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The capture of Acre, 1191. Crusaders, led by French King Philippe II August, capture the city of Acre (Akko,Israel). Saracens hold up their hands and plead for mercy. From "Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis". ID: Roy 16 G VI, fol.352 verso.
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The capture of Acre, 1191. Crusaders, led by French King Philippe II August, cap...

Meeting of Alexander the Great and the amazons, 1400-1425. Alexander and his soldiers are confronted by an army of women on horseback,led by a queen. From "Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre". ID: Roy 20 B XX, fol. 47 verso.
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Meeting of Alexander the Great and the amazons, 1400-1425. Alexander and his sol...

Alexander, fighting Porus of India in single combat, charges and unhorses him with a thrust of his lance. Their respective armies look on. From "Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre". ID: Roy 20 B XX. fol. 53
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Alexander, fighting Porus of India in single combat, charges and unhorses him wi...

Alexander the Great and his knights battling dragons, early 15th. The dragons have emeralds set into their foreheads. One of the dragons seems to have been killed. From "Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre" ID: Roy 20 B XX fol. 73
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Alexander the Great and his knights battling dragons, early 15th. The dragons ha...

The author, accompanied by the virtues, issues from the Forest of Temptation, around 1426. The author is being led away from the forest by the virtues and shown the way to a small waterfall. From "Le chemin de vaillance". ID: Roy 14 E II, fol. 194.
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The author, accompanied by the virtues, issues from the Forest of Temptation, ar...

Richard II orders the execution of a rebel, late 15th. The rebel is kneeling down in prayer as a man raises a sword to kill him. From "Chronique d'Angleterre". ID: Roy 14 E IV, fol. 98 verso.
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Richard II orders the execution of a rebel, late 15th. The rebel is kneeling dow...

The Battle of Mont d'Or. Opposing armies face each other; the soldiers on the left carry a banner with the fleur-de-lys of France, while the flag of Flanders is seen among those on the right. From the "Chroniques de France et d'Angleterre" by Jean Froissart. ID: Roy 18 E I, fol.269 (detail).
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The Battle of Mont d'Or. Opposing armies face each other; the soldiers on the le...

Richard banishes both parties. Two men appear before the king and nobles who wear ermine-trimmed robes, around 1470. From the "Chroniques de France et d'Angleterre" by Jean Froissart, made for Edward IV (died 1483). ID: Roy 18 E II, fol. 362.
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Richard banishes both parties. Two men appear before the king and nobles who wea...

People riding an elephant, 1504. Those seated atop are wielding machetes. This illustrates a widely held belief that Persians and Indians built towers on elephants and used them as a war machines. Saint Francis' affinity with animals may explain the inclusion of this illustration. From a copy of the legend of St.Francis. ID:Harley 3244,fol.39
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People riding an elephant, 1504. Those seated atop are wielding machetes. This i...

Dante and Apollo, first half 15th.On the left Dante,dressed in blue, kneels in a meadow before Apollo who holds towards him a laurel crown in each hand. Apollo is dressed in a classic military costume, crowned with a golden laurel and stands on a black raven. To his side is a laurel tree, behind him the two peaks of Parnassus above which are the nine muses emerging from a cloud. To the right stands Marsyas,playing a flute. In the foreground lies the flayed Marsyas, paler and marked with blood. From a copy of Dante's "Divina Comedia" . Made for Alphonso V, King of Aragon,Naples and Sicily. ID Y.T.36 fol.129
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Dante and Apollo, first half 15th.On the left Dante,dressed in blue, kneels in a...

Agamemnon and Achilles, around 1500. King Agamemnon is at council in his tent. He and his men wear armour and ermine-trimmed robes. On the left a gold statue of a god. Achilles is in bed in a tent behind. Fom the Troy Book and the Story of Thebes by John Lydgate. ID:Roy 18 D II fol.95
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Agamemnon and Achilles, around 1500. King Agamemnon is at council in his tent. H...

Jocasta's embassy to Adrastus. The siege of Thebes; King Adrastus receives Jocasta and her ladies. From the Troy Book and the Story of Thebes, by John Lydgate. ID: Roy D II fol. 158 verso.
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Jocasta's embassy to Adrastus. The siege of Thebes; King Adrastus receives Jocas...