Légende

A besieging army sets fire to a city, c1470. Flaming cannonballs, often referred to as 'fireballs' or 'incendiary projectiles', were used in medieval warfare to cause fires and damage to enemy fortifications and ships.

Date

1468

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_356

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,7Mo (2,7Mo) / 32,6cm x 39,0cm / 3845 x 4608 (300dpi)

Mots clés

exterior outdoors city building people male library technology man men destruction wall walls town guy smoke burning fire flame flames clothes weapon weapons castle color attack attacking dramatic medieval dress walled city fortifications fortification armour war cannon location century helmet soldiers soldier knight destructive attacker protective clothing clothing MOAT miniature concept fireball fireballs APPAREL British Library manuscript attackers warfare casque Colour weaponry mediaeval Middle Ages on fire City Walls Lance armaments siege 15th century besieged fifteenth century illuminated manuscript walled town outside manuscript Unknown town wall Heritage Art incendiary clothing & dress fashion & clothing assailant