"Earliest depiction of a Western-European kite shield" Topic
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Druzhina | 07 Apr 2019 10:35 p.m. PST |
I have previously written that Ian Heath's idea that the kite-shaped shield was depicted in Europe for the first time in the 'Codex Aureus of Echternach', (The Gospel of Otto III). Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, Germany was based on a dating on the reused ivory cover as c. 983-991AD, but, the manuscript is now dated as 1030-1050AD. The earliest depiction of a Western-European kite shield may be in a Carolingian Bible, Northern France, 976-1000AD. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 46, which was previously dated after 1000.
Mirror sites Ottonian Infantry in Armies of the Dark Ages 600-1066 by Ian Heath, based on the Codex Aureus of Echternach or Codex aureus Epternacensis The Codex Aureus of Echternach or Codex aureus Epternacensis Soldier with Kite Shield in a Carolingian Bible, folio 69v, lettre ornée at the start of Deuteronomy, Northern France, 976-1000AD. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Latin 46. Druzhina Carolingian illustrations of costume and soldier |
Louie N | 07 Apr 2019 11:20 p.m. PST |
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Green Tiger | 08 Apr 2019 2:45 a.m. PST |
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Silurian | 08 Apr 2019 5:29 a.m. PST |
Very interesting. I enjoy your posts. |
Perris0707 | 08 Apr 2019 6:42 a.m. PST |
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