William of Tyre
Date Description Source Reference
1250 - 1260 A.D.  The tops of three bell tents can be seen in the bottom of the picture, all three are furnished with ball shaped apexes.  “European crossbowmen assault a city in this scene from the William of Tyre manuscript (1250 - 1260).” British Library.  Humble, R., Warfare in the Middle Ages, London, 1989, p. 84. 

Koch, H.W., Medieval Warfare, London, 1978, p. 46.

Other works attributed to William of Tyre:

1275 A.D. (Guillaume de Tyr, Chronique d'Outremer)

13th century (Guillaume de Tyr, Historie de Jerusalem, The Fall of Jerusalem)

14th century (William of Tyr, Saintes Chroniques d’Outremer, The Battle of Dorylaeum)

15th century (William of Tyre, Emperor Manuel Comnemus and Baldwin II)

More information:

William of Tyre, Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum (History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea)

William of Tyre according to the Catholic Encyclopedia

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