Part 9. 14th Century

The Tents of History

Part 9. 14th Century

Edited by Stephen Francis Wyley

Early 14th century (Le Roman de Lancelot de Lac et La Mort de Arthur)

Le Roman de Lancelot de Lac et La Mort de Arthur

Early 14th century (The Siege of Jerusalem)

The Siege of Jerusalem as depicted in a 14th century bible made for Richard II of England

Early 14th century (Cassydorus, Siege of Constantinople)

Cassydorus, Siege of Constantinople

1312 - 1317 A.D. (Scenes from the Life of St Martin (St. Martin Renounces his Weapons) Cappella di San Martino of San Francesco, Assisi)

Simone Martini, Fresco from the Life of St Martin (St. Martin Renounces his Weapons)

Cappella di San Martino of San Francesco, Assisi

Link to pictures:

http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/s/simone/3assisi/martin_1/40renoun.jpg [dead link 22 Aug 2020, new address https://www.wga.hu/art/s/simone/3assisi/scenes/40renoun.jpg]

http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/s/simone/3assisi/martin_1/41renoun.jpg [dead link 22 Aug 2020, new address https://www.wga.hu/art/s/simone/3assisi/scenes/41renoun.jpg]

http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/s/simone/3assisi/martin_1/42renoun.jpg [dead link 22 Aug 2020 , new address https://www.wga.hu/art/s/simone/3assisi/scenes/42renoun.jpg]

Other work by Simone Martini:

1328 A.D. (Fresco of Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the Siege of Monte Massi)

1314 A.D. (Rashid al-Din’s Jami al-Tawaikh)

Rashid al-Din, Jami al-Tawaikh

Link to picture

http://www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/nonger.htm

1328 A.D. (Simone Martinis fresco of Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the Siege of Monte Massi)

Simone Martini, Fresco of Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the Siege of Monte Massi in 1328

Links to picture

http://www.adelphi.edu/~sbloch/sca/tents/pictures/frombob/tentpic4.html [dead link 22/08/2020]

The Fresco of Guidoriccio da Fogliano, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena

SIMONE MARTINI [dead link 22/08/2020]

Other work by Simone Martini:

1312 - 1317 A.D. (Scenes from the Life of St Maartin (St. Martin Renounces his Weapons)

Cappella di San Martino of San Fancesco, Assisi)

Other Links

SIMONE MARTINI - Italian painter, Sienese school (b. 1280/85, Siena, d. 1344, Avignon)

1340 A.D. (Luttrell Psalter)

The arming of a knight, illustrating Troy and the knight is Pyrrhus

Mid 14th century (Histoire ancienne)

‘Histoire ancienne’

1350 A.D. (Roman de Troie)

‘Roman de Troie’, Spanish translation. Escorial, Royal Monastery

About 1370 A.D. (Historia destructionis Troiae)

Guido de Columnis, ‘Historia destructionis Troiae’

Link to picture

http://www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/yurt1pic.htm

Link to picture

http://www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/striped.htm

Note: Very similar to Guillaum de Tyr: Historie de Jerusalem

Other works attributed to William of Tyre:

1250-1260 A.D. (William of Tyre)

1275 A.D. (Guillaume de Tyr, Chronique d'Outremer)

13th century (Guillaume de Tyr, Historie de Jerusalem, The Fall of Jerusalem)

15th century (William of Tyre, Emperor Manuel Comnemus and Baldwin II)

More information:

William of Tyre, Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum (History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea)

William of Tyre according to the Catholic Encyclopedia [dead link 22 Aug 2020]