Cannon 1345 Besançon Bibliothèque municipale ms. 864

[Andi]

Thank you soo much

Battle of Nicopolis, 1396, Facsimile of a Miniature Conserved in the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul



I am not really familiar with islamic / otoman art but due to the clothing details of the red coated European looking man in the lower center of the image I would date it into the mid/late 17th century. What do you think?

[Marcus den toom]

Almost correct Andi But no worries, seeing as that battle was fought with so many ethnically and stylisticly different people there was almost no way of knowing this.
It was made in 1523 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire (large scale: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Nicopolis.jpg)
Edit: Am i mistaken when i see that the chap next to the one in the red coat (bottom left) is setting him on fire

Also these middle eastern weapons (just scroll down from the first picture and you will find more).
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/541557923915486756/

And:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...%A1cs_1526.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...leymanname.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janissaries

[Andi]

Originally Posted by Marcus den toom

... Am i mistaken when i see that the chap next to the one in the red coat (bottom left) is setting him on fire ...

You are right. Great, this detail wasn't visible on the small image.

It looks like a classical case of "firendly fire"