The Capture of Ascalon, Chroniques of d’ Outremer
Date Description Source Reference
15th century. Five bell tents (yellow, green, red, brown and blue) all ball and flag apex decoration. No ropes visible. Yellow; with red decoration flowers on roof, Latin writing along roof edge (“QM?IS SPIRITVS LZVIS”) and across wall. Green; gold dot decoration on roof and walls, gold zig zag and dots on roof. Red; similar gold dots to green tent on roof. Brown; swirl, dot and zig zag pattern on roof. “The capture of Ascalon, 1099 (Chroniques of d’ Outremer)”. Bibliothèque National, Paris.  Koch, H.W., Medieval Warfare, London, 1978, p. 2 & 3.

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