Légende

An elephant with a wooden tower on its back, c1235? Elephant used in siege tactics, carrying soldiers with crossbows and other weapons. From a bestiary.

Date

1230

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_344

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.9Mo (3.0Mo) / 39.0cm x 33.3cm / 4606 x 3937 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal unusual England people male library technology man men country guy enemy clothes tools tool weapon weapons English color elephant Indian elephant tusks attack attacking tusk defending medieval dress armour war location century helmet catapult soldiers soldier protective clothing clothing miniature concept STRAP adversary defender APPAREL British Library manuscript axe bow and arrow slingshot warfare crossbow buckle contraption casque Colour weaponry mediaeval buckles Middle Ages siege Thirteenth Century 13th century illuminated manuscript siege tower manuscript Unknown foe Heritage Art bow gun clothing & dress fashion & clothing