The knights gather for a tournament for King
The knights gather for an enclosed-field tournament or melee for King Rene of Anjou, 15th Century. Knights on horseback face off within an enclosure before royal spectators. From Marc Vulson de la Colombiere's Le Vrai Theatre d'Honneur et de chevalerie, 1648. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages, Chez Collignon, Metz, 1810
Picture No
12493658
Media ID
45756397
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6651px x 4771px
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Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Florilegius Collection
