"14thC Bohemian soldiers in the King Wenceslas IV Bible" Topic

Here are selected illustrations of Bohemian soldiers in the 'King Wenceslas IV Bible' Bible krále Václava IV
A king, prisoners and guards, in Part I, Wenceslas Bible
Pharaoh's army pursues the Hebrews, in Part I, Wenceslas Bible
Battle against the Amalakites, in Part I, Wenceslas Bible
Moses orders a massacre, Wenceslas Bible
Confrontation of knights at a camp, in Part II, Wenceslas Bible
Knights, in Part II, Wenceslas Bible
A battle scene, in Part II, Wenceslas Bible
A siege, in Part II, Wenceslas Bible
Knights and infantry in a pursuit scene, in Part III, Wenceslas Bible
A siege, in Part III, Wenceslas Bible
A prisoner and guards before a ruler, in Part III, Wenceslas Bible
Featuring helmets with brim and nasal, in Part IV, Wenceslas Bible
Featuring Bohemian soldiers in brigandine, in Part IV, Wenceslas Bible
A combat between two cities, in Part IV, Wenceslas Bible
A group of armoured soldiers, in Part VI, Wenceslas Bible
Infantry including archers, in Part VI, Wenceslas Bible
Spearmen with 'Bohemian' shields, in Part VI, Wenceslas Bible

The style of painting and equipment varies with the different books (there are 6). I haven't included any from book 5 as the scans were poor quality.

Druzhina
14th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

Very interesting, thanks.

I hadn't been expecting so many oval shields – reminiscent of some Italian styles (funnily enough, I've just been putting similar shields on 15mm C14th Italian spearmen).

The Egyptian "chariot" is nice.

There are also:
121. BOHEMIAN INFANTRYMAN c.1400 in Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath, based on the King Wenceslas IV Bible
122. BOHEMIAN ARCHER c.1400 in Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath, based on the King Wenceslas IV Bible

Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

"Moses orders a massacre", heh. My how times have changed. Is this where the Michelangelo statue got its inspiration for the little "horns"? And is this the prototype for the wizard "Tim"?

Yes, Moses is sometimes shown with horns in medieval illustrations. The verb used once is that his face "projected". In modern translations this is often "shined", but a different Hebrew word is used for God shining his face on someone or a man using oil to make his face shine. If Moses' face projected light the English verb I would use is "beamed". Where "projected" is used in noun form in only one other use in the OT it is referring to a bull's horns. So Moses probably either had horns or very nasty warts or something (and therefore wore a veil).

Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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