Légende

The storming of Corunna by Broadas, c1445. Ships besieging a sea port on the north coast of Spain. The attackers use the method of escalade - to scale the wall using ladders. Archers use bows and crossbows. From Poems and Romances (the 'Talbot Shrewsbury book').

Date

1445

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_367

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,1Mo (3,2Mo) / 45,5cm x 27,6cm / 5374 x 3261 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation city building people male library sport man men wall walls town country French France climbing Spain trade guy port ship ships strategy weapon weapons castle color attack attacking dramatic defending medieval walled city fortifications fortification military war location century ladder ladders strategic soldiers soldier battlements knight invasion archery archer miniature concept defender British Library manuscript bow and arrow warfare crossbow Galicia la coruna Invader Colour water transport invading weaponry mediaeval Middle Ages City Walls siege 15th century besieged bowman escalade fifteenth century illuminated manuscript TGN walled town manuscript invaders La Coruña Unknown town wall military strategy Heritage Art bow gun