Digital Copy of 1509 Portuguese Armorial

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Tom B.
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Digital Copy of 1509 Portuguese Armorial

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The Livro do Armeiro-Mor is an illuminated manuscript dated 1509, created during the reign of King Manuel I, fourteenth king of Portugal. The codex is an armorial designed by João do Cró, Rei de Armas (John Cro, King of Arms). It is considered one of the masterpieces of illuminated manuscripts preserved in Portugal.

Here is a link to high resolution images of the manuscript

I have tried to pull out all of the images with people and pin them to this Pinterest Board:
Livro do Armeiro-Mor

There are some great details visible in clothing and armour.
Here are a couple lower resolution (so I can psot them here) preview images.
(click these images to open full sized versions)
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Slick!
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