Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Literary
Italy or France, second half of the 15th century
MS M.364 fol. 46r

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De Re Militari: Scene, Roman military Training -- Two groups of knights mounted on horseback confront each other, some raising lances, two raising swords, three (?) holding shields, one knight bleeding from wounds. In foreground, one knight stabs another with sword.
Scene in landscape with trees.
Fantastic animal enclosed in initial P.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament inscribed TERTIUS in upper margin, and number I in right margin.