A 14th century illustration of costume & soldiers from the
Grandes Chroniques de France de Charles V
Great Chronicles of France of Charles V
Bibliothèque nationale de France MS Français 2813, France, c.1375-1380

folio 409v, The Militia of Paris

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Referenced on p.14, French Armies of the Hundred Years War by David Nicolle
'The Militia of Paris', in a late 14th century French manuscript. The infantry levy has been given an almost uniform appearance which was to some extent true - much of their equipment was provided by the city, purchased in bulk from manufacturers. Grandes Chroniques de France, Bibliothèque Nationale, Ms. Fr. 2813, Paris)
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French Pavesier, 1358 in Armies of the Middle Ages, volume 1 by Ian Heath, based on Grandes Chroniques de France de Charles V