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DescriptionGreekfire-madridskylitzes1.jpg |
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Date |
12th century date QS:P,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 |
Source | Codex Skylitzes Matritensis, Bibliteca Nacional de Madrid, Vitr. 26-2, Bild-Nr. 77, f 34 v. b. (taken from Pászthory, p. 31) |
Author | Unknown authorUnknown author |
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References
Emmerich Pászthory: "Über das 'Griechische Feuer'. Die Analyse eines spätantiken Waffensystems", Antike Welt, Vol. 17, No. 2 (1986), pp. 27–38
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current | 13:20, 14 September 2011 | 3,013 × 1,543 (6.74 MB) | Amandajm | This file is a crop of the Wikimedia Commons file:MadridSkylitzesFol34v.jpg It replaces the earlier file which was very poorly colour and tonally adjusted. | |
10:58, 16 June 2009 | 2,000 × 1,066 (1.35 MB) | Gun Powder Ma | higher resolution | ||
19:21, 31 August 2005 | 736 × 330 (192 KB) | Mats Halldin~commonswiki | Image from an illuminated manuscript showing greek fire in use. From w:en:Image:Greekfire-madridskylitzes1.jpg. Originally uploaded from [http://www.unf.edu/classes/medieval/med-04.htm]. See also w:en:Image:Greek-fire.gif. {{p |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 Macintosh |
File change date and time | 23:13, 14 September 2011 |
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