I mentioned before that there are not many Byzantine pictorial sources for the 9th century as there was a period of iconoclasm. Here is what I have managed to collect:
I have found some iilustrations from the Mount Athos Psalter, MS. Pantocrator 61, Byzantine, first half of the 9th century (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Pantocrator_61.htm). Can anyone confirm that the Death of Absalom scene (with horse-archer rather than the usual javelins) (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Pantocrator_61-Death_of_Absalom-lg.htm) is from MS. Pantocrator 61?
I added some more images to my collection of the Chludov Psalter, Byzantine, Moscow, Historical Museum MS 129, 9th century (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Chludov-Psalter.htm). The attacker in the Death of Absalom scene in the Chludov Psalter (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Chludov-Psalter-Psalm-142-lg.htm) has been torn out.
Sacra Parallela by Saint John of Damascus, Byzantine, 9th century, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS. Grec 923 (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Sacra_Parallela-BnF_Grec_923.htm) has some interesting helmets.
Byzantine Psalter, Bibliothèque nationale de France MS. Grec 20, 2nd half of the 9th century (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Byzantine_Psalter-Grec_20.htm) is a fragment with a couple of illustrations of military interest.
Commentaries of Gregory of Nazianzus, Byzantine, c.880AD, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS. Grec 510 (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Gregory_of_Nazianzus-Bnf_Grec_510.htm) is damaged but has some large coloured illustrations.
Byzantine Infantry on The Rome or David Casket, Byzantine, 898 or 900AD (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/6-10/Rome_or_David_Casket.htm)
Druzhina
9th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/9C.htm)
Wow
I've said it umpteen times before......But I WISH we could see some of these wonderful finds of D's, in their original (or close to their original) state.
Sadly, that's not going to happen. :(
Superb research, anyway, D.
Cheers - Phil