"French Aventuriers possible illustration" Topic

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Don Sebastian	22 Jun 2017 9:51 p.m. PST
Check out this illuminated manuscript. The man in the bottom right is labelled "l'aventurier", And seems to be a soldier: link
Druzhina	22 Jun 2017 11:16 p.m. PST
The costume is not unlike one in Breydenbach's Peregrinationes in Terram Sanctam, Crusaders at Damietta, 1522 The inscription is similar, using an overscore to indicate an abbreviation of the 'n'. The BnF think he is a soldier. Druzhina Breydenbach's Peregrinationes in Terram Sanctam, 1486
Puster	23 Jun 2017 2:23 a.m. PST
Nice find! Note his position next to a beggar and labourer…

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