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Frontispiece of a 15th-century Ottoman Sulayman-Name
A detail of the seated Ottoman Soldiers in the Frontispiece of a 15th-century Ottoman 'Sulayman-Name', Ms. T 406, f.1v. Chester Beatty Library.
The frontispiece of the fine 15th-century Ottoman manuscript Sulayman-Name. At the top sits Prophet Sulayman, known as King Solomon to Christians. Around and below him are attendants, and even monsters. Sulayman wears the costume of an Ottoman sultan. The fifth row depicts the Prophet-King's army. Two officers carry maces, one flanged, the other a transitional Turkish animal-headed style. (T 406, f.1b. Chester Beatty Library, Dublin)
Source: The Fall of Constantinople The Ottoman Conquest of Byzantium by D. Nicolle, J Haldon & S. Turnbull