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Chludov Psalter
Moscow, Historical Museum MS 129
9th century



The wicked bend their bow. Psalm 10: 1-2.



Referenced on p.37, MAA - 247 Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Centuries by David Nicolle and Angus McBride
The wicked bend their bows (Psalm 10). In a Byzantine manuscript of c. AD 860. With their composite bows and thumb draw style shooting probably reflect Byzantine light infantry. (Chludov Psalter, f.18v, Historical Museum, Ms. Add. Gr. 129, Moscow)



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