Spearmen with shields, in Part VI. King Wenceslas IV Bible, illustrations portraying Bohemian knights and infantry of the late 14th century

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King Wenceslas IV Bible
Bible krále Václava IV
Spearmen with shields, in Part VI

Spearmen with shields, in Part VI, in the King Wenceslas IV Bible, late 14th century

Bible krále Václava IV. Část VI

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The Wenceslas Bible (German: Wenzelsbibel) or the Bible of Wenceslaus IV (Czech: Bible Václava IV.) is a six-volume illuminated manuscript written in German. The manuscript was commissioned by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. The translation from Latin Vulgate was commissioned by a wealthy burgher of Prague, Martin Rotlev, about 1375–1380.
Held by the Austrian National Library (Cod. 2759–64).

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