A Carolingian Cavalryman in the
Gellone Sacramentary

c.790-95, BnF Ms. Lat. 12048, folio 229v, Paris, France

A Carolingian Cavalryman in the 'Gellone Sacramentary', c.790-95, BnF Ms. Lat. 12048, Paris, France

Title : Sacramentarium gelasianum [Sacramentaire gélasien, called 'of Gellone' (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert)].
Date : 780-800
Type : Manuscript
Language : Latin
Origin : France (Diocese of Meaux or Cambrai ?)
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 12048

Referenced on p.10, Carolingian Cavalryman AD 768-986 by D. Nicolle
One of the earliest realistic illustrations of a fully armoured Carolingian cavalryman is found in this Sacramentary made in France c. 790-95. (Gellone Sacramentary, Bib. Nat., Ms. Lat. 12048, Paris, France)

An 8th Century Merovingian Cavalryman in Armies of the Dark Ages 600-1066 by Ian Heath, based on the 'Gellone Sacramentary', BnF Ms. Lat. 12048
See also Trier Apocalypse, Carolingian, 8th-9th century. Folio 63, Stadtbib. Cod. 31
Carolingian Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers
8th Century Illustrations of Costume and Soldiers

A Carolingian Cavalryman in the Gellone Sacramentary

A Carolingian Cavalryman in the
Gellone Sacramentary