Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Literary
Italy or France, second half of the 15th century
MS M.364 fol. 3r

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De Re Militari: Scene, Roman military Training -- In foreground, two knights, jousting, confront each other on horseback, holding lances and shields. In background two pairs of men wrestle, and two archers aim arrows at target pierced by arrows.
Scene in landscape with trees.
Bust of man looking up toward miniature, enclosed in initial N.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament with number I in upper margin and in lower margin, heraldry (argent a bend fusilly gules a bordure bezanty sable) of Colle San Martino family of Triviso.