'Hesperides' by Basinio de' Basini of Parma, Italy, Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 81, 1457-1468AD (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/15/Bodley-Hesperides.htm)
A story illustrated with soldiers in 15th century costume.
Combat at a castle. 'Hesperides' by Basinio de' Basini of Parma (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/15/Bodley-Hesperides-001r.htm)
Navy and army besieging a castle. 'Hesperides' by Basinio de' Basini of Parma (their short pikes are used two-handed) (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/15/Bodley-Hesperides-027r.htm)
Italian camp and army. 'Hesperides' by Basinio de' Basini of Parma (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/15/Bodley-Hesperides-049v.htm)
Italian army on the march with musicians and pack-horses. 'Hesperides' by Basinio de' Basini of Parma (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/15/Bodley-Hesperides-050r.htm) The livery $ can be seen on the lower back of some infantry tunics.
(http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah223/druzhina3/15/th/Bodley-Hesperides-050r_th.jpg)
Druzhina
15th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/15C.htm)
That's very informative and will help with painting my condotta troops.
Nice job there our D
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Cheers - Phil
Note the two elephants on the trumpeter's banners. In the Chapel of the ancestors, there is a pair of Malatesta elephants and howdah with coats-of-arms and portrait. (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/15/Cappella_degli_antenati-elefanti.htm)
Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/index.htm)
Note the two elephants on the trumpeter's banners. In the Chapel of the ancestors, there is a pair of Malatesta elephants and howdah with coats-of-arms and portrait. (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/15/Cappella_degli_antenati-elefanti.htm)
Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://www.warfare.altervista.org/index.htm)
SW that's four elephants then.