Date | Description | Source | Reference |
15th century. | A red bell tent set up on the sea wall of Constantinople, a golden upturned crescent adorns the tent apex, the roof edge is decorated with a red and gold fringe. | “The Crusader siege of Constantinople was one of the great moments
of the Crusades (painted by Philippe de Bon, Arsenal, Paris).”
Bibliotheque National, Paris, MS Arsenal 5090 fo. 205, Royal Artillery Institution. |
Lemaître, A., The Cultural History of the Holy Land, Geneva,
1983, p. 72.
Jarman, R., Crispin’s Day: the Glory of Agincourt, Little Brown, 1979. |
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