Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · London [etc.] : T.N. Foulis · leaf 308
e (of the knights) placed upon thearmour carried by themselves and by theirhorses,1 signs that were different one fromanother, in order to be known thereby ; whileothers placed them on their heads, or on theirhelmets. The Normans used a form of hauberk withattached mail-stockings. In Spain we find… … < =3 ? 5 Ed ■ _ ARMS lieu of this leg-covering, the Roman cdlcia (Latincaliga), extending from the foot to just below thethigh, and subsequently called the brafonera,}This was, in fact, a separate mail-stocking, madeof closelv interlacing steel rings and worn abovethe leather boots or…
Decorative arts -- Spain History
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