Emperor Charlemagne at a military encampment
Emperor Charlemagne in gold plate armour and ermine mantle seated in a military tent. His devoted servant Maulgis kneels before him. The fleurs-de-lys pattern is an anachronism. France, XVe siecle. From a manuscript romance, Folio 359, Tome 1, MS BLF 244, Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal. Chromolithograph by Moulin after an illustration by Claudius Joseph Ciappori from Charles Louandre's Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858
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14016103
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45777049
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©Florilegius/Mary Evans
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Claudius Joseph Ciappori





























