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The Hague, KB, 76 F 5, fol. 1r: Plan of Jerusalem and scene of the knights of the cross. Potentially made as a Psalter/the prefatory cycle preceding a Psalter

This face of the ampulla shows the two saints, George and Demetrios

This image shows the scene of Christ's body lying in the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

This pilgrim ampulla shows two military saints (George and Demetrios) on one side and a depiction of the body of Christ lying in the Holy Sepulcher on the other

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem contains the sites of Jesus' crucifixion (on Golgotha) as well as the tomb (hence the name, Holy Sepulcher) where we was buried before his resurrection. The Church has been a site of Christian worship for…

This illustration from the 18th century shows what the full tomb of Baldwin V would have looked like.

This piece of marble from the MET is believed to be a decorative element from the tomb of the child king of Jerusalem, Baldwin V (reigned 1183–1186) or that of his uncle Baldwin IV (reigned 1161–1185). The tomb was inside the Holy Sepulcher.

These folios from Saladin's Treatise on Armor show just one example of the illustration and text in the complete manuscript, which can be viewed in its entirety here:…

This stained glass window shows a depiction of crusaders riding towards Jerusalem

A hand basin showing the arms of the Latin Kings of Jerusalem.