[Krieger bei der Bestürmung eines Gebäudes, Kopie einer Darstellung aus dem 12. Jahrhundert]

This engraving is a 19th-century reproduction of a 12th-century manuscript illumination showing soldiers in hauberks and conical helmets. Some figures use axes to breach a door while others hold torches to the battlements as defenders watch from above. The scene captures the frantic energy of a medieval siege, complete with long banners and smoke rising from the structure.

As a copy of an illumination from Herrad of Landsberg's 'Hortus Deliciarum', this image belongs to one of the most significant medieval encyclopedias. The original work synthesized theological, historical, and scientific knowledge, serving as a primary precursor to the visual and conceptual organization of knowledge found in later Renaissance and esoteric traditions.