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Sep 29, 2021, 11 tweets

Manuscript of Mamluk military art from the "Kitâb al-funûn" produced in 1470, in Egypt 🇪🇬

It is a Mamluk manual of hunting, horse riding and military practices ⚔️

Here are some pages of it 📜

Left : Military Art - Acrobat

Right : Hunting

Bow shooting

Sabre fighting

Polite jousting

Left : Axe fighting

Right : Fighting with sticks and daggers

Lance practice

Incendiary weapon

Shooting the crossbow

Horse fight

Left : Crossbow & Bow shooting

Right : Mounted crossbow & Bow shooting

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