Illuminated Art Collection (#3)

Kerbogha besieges Antioch in 1098 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Capture of Tyre by the Venetians, 1124, 1337. Creator: Maître de Fauvel (active 1314-1340)
Capture of Tyre by the Venetians, 1124 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The siege of Ascalon in 1153 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Richard the Lionheart sailing (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Crusader Fleet (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Battle of Nahr al-Kalb in 1100 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Battle of Yibneh in 1123 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Battle of Marj al-Saffar on January 25, 1126, 1337. Creator: Maître de Fauvel (active 1314-1340)
The Battle of Marj al-Saffar on January 25, 1126 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Battle of Shaizar in 1111 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The siege of Jerusalem, 1229 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The siege of Jerusalem by Saladin, 1187, 1337. Creator: Maître de Fauvel (active 1314-1340)
The siege of Jerusalem by Saladin, 1187 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Fall of Edessa, 1144 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Battle of Hab on August 14, 1119, 1337. Creator: Maître de Fauvel (active 1314-1340)
The Battle of Hab on August 14, 1119 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The siege of Damietta of 1218-1219 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Siege of Antioch in 1098. (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Battle of Ager Sanguinis on June 28, 1119, 1337. Creator: Maître de Fauvel (active 1314-1340)
The Battle of Ager Sanguinis on June 28, 1119 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Arrival of Hospitallers in Baniyas (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The siege of Damascus in July 1148 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Arrest of Louis IX (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Turkish cavalry (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Army of Al-Adil I leaving Cairo (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Alexios I Komnenos and Hugh of Vermandois, 1337. Creator: Maître de Fauvel (active 1314-1340)
Alexios I Komnenos and Hugh of Vermandois (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Peter Bartholomew with the Holy Lance, 1337. Creator: Maître de Fauvel (active 1314-1340)
Peter Bartholomew with the Holy Lance (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Battle of Dorylaeum on 1 July 1097, 1337. Creator: Maître de Fauvel (active 1314-1340)
The Battle of Dorylaeum on 1 July 1097 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Battle of Xerigordos in 1096 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The Siege of Antioch. (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Double page. Iran, Isfahan, Early 17th cen Creator: Iranian master
Double page. Iran, Isfahan, Early 17th Century. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Demotte Shahnameh: Faramarz pursues the king of Kabul, ca 1330. Creator: Iranian master
Demotte Shahnameh: Faramarz pursues the king of Kabul, ca 1330. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Young man reading in a landscape, c. 1608-1610. Creator: Indian Art
Young man reading in a landscape, c. 1608-1610. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Harun al-Rashid and the inside a hammam (From a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami), c. 1495. Found in the collection of British Library

Layla and Majnun faint at Meeting (Manuscript illumination from the Layla and Majnun), Early 15th century. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Dormition of the Virgin (Manuscript illumination from the Matenadaran Gospel), 14th century. Found in the Collection of Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Matenadaran), Yerevan

The Nativity of Christ (Manuscript illumination from the Matenadaran Gospel), 1314. Found in the Collection of Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Matenadaran), Yerevan

The Baptism of Christ. The Raising of Lazarus (Manuscript illumination from the Matenadaran Gospel), 14th century. Found in the Collection of Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts

A Sleeping Dervish, 1650. Found in the Collection of State Oriental Art Museum, Moscow

Erotic scenes, Early 19th cen.. Private Collection

The Battle of Wesenberg on February 18, 1268, from the Illuminated Compiled Chronicle
5642620 The Battle of Wesenberg on February 18, 1268, from the Illuminated Compiled Chronicle, second half of the 16th century (w/c on parchment) by Russian School (16th century); National Library

The Battle of Auray on 29 September 1364 (Miniature from Compillation... c. 1480
The Battle of Auray on 29 September 1364 (Miniature from Compillation des cronicques et ystoires des Bretons), c. 1480. Found in the collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

First Battle of Panipat, 1526. Miniature from Baburnama, ca 1592. Creator: Anonymous
First Battle of Panipat, 1526. Miniature from Baburnama, ca 1592. Found in the collection of British Library

Manuel de confession, ca 1487-1488. Creator: Anonymous
Manuel de confession, ca 1487-1488. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

Ars moriendi (The Art of Dying), 1496. Creator: Anonymous
Ars moriendi (The Art of Dying), 1496. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris

The Bible of Borso d Este, 1455-1461. Creator: Crivelli, Taddeo (1425-1479)
The Bible of Borso d Este, 1455-1461. Found in the Collection of Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena

The Bible of Borso d Este, 1455-1461. Creator: Girolamo da Cremona, (Girolamo de Corradi)
The Bible of Borso d Este, 1455-1461. Found in the Collection of Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena

Compilation arthurienne de Micheau Gonnot, 1470. Creator: D Espinques, Evrard
Compilation arthurienne de Micheau Gonnot. Gautier Map, La Queste del Saint-Graal, La Mort le roi Artu, 1470. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

The three Grail Knights brings the Holy Grail to the Ship of Solomon, 15th century
The three Grail Knights brings the Holy Grail to the Ship of Solomon. From: Lancelot en prose, 15th century. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Miniature of the Selection of astrological treasures by Rumi, ca 1273. Creator: Anonymous
Miniature of the Selection of astrological treasures by Rumi, ca 1273. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman. (From a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami), c. 1660. Private Collection

Shah Jahan on a Terrace, 1627. Creator: Anonymous
Shah Jahan on a Terrace, 1627

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