Légende

Storming a castle by escalade, c1470. The attackers use the method of escalade - to attack the wall using scaling ladders or siege towers. The diversion allows a sapper to make a breach in the base of the wall.

Date

1468

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_353

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.6Mo (2.9Mo) / 29.5cm x 43.0cm / 3484 x 5081 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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