The oldest surviving illustrated manuscripts of Prudentius' Psychomachia are from the 9th century.
Here are selected images from BnF manuscript Latin 8085, France (Reims ?), 870-899AD:
Abraham and Lot
Prudentia: Lot taken captive (http://warfare2.netai.net/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-55v-upper-right-large.htm)
Prudentia: Abraham pursuing the army of the four kings (http://warfare2.netai.net/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-55v-lower-right-large.htm)
Prudentia: Abraham returns victorious (http://warfare2.netai.net/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-56r-lower-left-large.htm)
(http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=10710&d=1378549398)
Chastity and Lust
Prudentia: Chastity fights against Lust (http://warfare2.netai.net/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-57r-upper-right-large.htm)
Prudentia: Chastity hits Lust with a stone (http://warfare2.netai.net/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-57r-lower-right-large.htm)
Prudentia: Chastity strikes across Lust with a sword (http://warfare2.netai.net/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-57v-upper-left-large.htm)
Prudentia: Chastity rebukes the corpse of Lust (http://warfare2.netai.net/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-57v-lower-left-large.htm)
Prudentia: Chastity washing her sword in the Jordan River (http://warfare2.netai.net/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-58r-left-large.htm)
Prudentia: Chastity stores her sword under the altar in the temple (http://warfare2.netai.net/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-58r-upper-right-large.htm)
Smaller images of all the Prudentia BnF Latin 8085 illustrations (http://warfare2.netai.net/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-All.htm) (4.6MB)
Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.atspace.eu/index.htm)
I know horses were small but...
I think it's a merry-go-round.
Is that cavalry or mounted infantry? i.e is that a pony they will dismount from to actually fight?
:-\
They don't want to play, just at the mo'....
I'll have another look later.
Cheers - Phil.
Quote from: fsn on 07 September 2013, 12:29:15 PM
Is that cavalry or mounted infantry? i.e is that a pony they will dismount from to actually fight?
That's a question that the manuscript doesn't answer.
Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare2.netai.net/index.htm)
Quote from: Techno on 07 September 2013, 02:19:26 PM
:-\
They don't want to play, just at the mo'....
I'll have another look later.
Cheers - Phil.
Here is a mirror site:
Abraham and Lot
Prudentia: Lot taken captive (http://warfare.likamva.in/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-55v-upper-right-large.htm)
Prudentia: Abraham pursuing the army of the four kings (http://warfare.likamva.in/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-55v-lower-right-large.htm)
Prudentia: Abraham returns victorious (http://warfare.likamva.in/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-56r-lower-left-large.htm)
(http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=10710&d=1378549398)
Chastity and Lust
Prudentia: Chastity fights against Lust (http://warfare.likamva.in/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-57r-upper-right-large.htm)
Prudentia: Chastity hits Lust with a stone (http://warfare.likamva.in/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-57r-lower-right-large.htm)
Prudentia: Chastity strikes across Lust with a sword (http://warfare.likamva.in/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-57v-upper-left-large.htm)
Prudentia: Chastity rebukes the corpse of Lust (http://warfare.likamva.in/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-57v-lower-left-large.htm)
Prudentia: Chastity washing her sword in the Jordan River (http://warfare.likamva.in/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-58r-left-large.htm)
Prudentia: Chastity stores her sword under the altar in the temple (http://warfare.likamva.in/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-58r-upper-right-large.htm)
Smaller images of all the Prudentia BnF Latin 8085 illustrations (http://warfare.likamva.in/6C-11C/Prudentius-BnF-8085-All.htm) (4.6MB)
Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare2.netai.net/index.htm)
Thank you sir