The First Crusade. The capture of Jerusalem (From the Gospels of Otto III). Museum: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich.

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The First Crusade. The capture of Jerusalem (From the Gospels of Otto III). Museum: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich.

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