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Book of Hours
France, Langres, ca. 1465
MS G.55 fol. 140v

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Scene, Historical: Crusade -- Two ships with oars before rocky island, the foremost decorated with heraldry of Hospitallers (gules, a cross argent) and of Pierre de Bosredont (quarterly, vair and gules) and with two banners, one with John Baptist holding lamb with bannered (?) cross staff and the other with Virgin Mary and Christ Child. Soldiers on ship wear armor and hold shields with Hospitaller heraldry. Ship in harbor decorated with unidentified heraldry (quarterly, 1 and 4 or a aigle (?) gules; 2 and 3 sinople). Soldiers on ship wear pointed hats.
Soldiers walking from left on island wear armor with Hospitaller heraldry, hold gun, bow and arrow, spears, one with banner. Soldiers walking from right side of island wear pointed hats, and carry cross-bow (?), and spears. Castles and tower on top and farside of island; three ships in distance.
Margins decorated with floreate ornament. In lower margin, heraldic shield of Pierre de Bosredont (quarterly, vair and gules).



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