Peniarth 481

Folio 70r.: Alexander killing Porus in single combat before their armies.

Peniarth 481D is a late 15th century illuminated manuscript in its original binding that is held at the National Library of Wales. It is also known as The Battles of Alexander the Great, a reference to the twenty-six miniatures that accompany the Latin text Historia de preliis Alexandri Magni. The volume also contains Disticha Catonis, and Historia trium Regum (History of the Three Kings). The manuscript, which is one of the most lavishly decorated in the National Library, has examples of the work of an English scribe, a Flemish illuminator and a workshop in Cologne.[1]

References

  1. "The Battles of Alexander the Great". The National Library of Wales. Retrieved 27 November 2015.


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