Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · London [etc.] : T.N. Foulis · leaf 356
ght side of the cuirass, and also stuffed withcork, made use of to support the lance upon itspassage over to the rest. Nor in this instancewas the cuja a superfluous device, seeing thatthe lance is over fifteen feet in length. These are the principal portions of the harness.The seemingly… … |( i 5 I ING II \K M SS I I CHARLES I Ml MM. M,n/> id) ARMS while the right would be defended by the shield-like disc or arandela of the lance. Spanish shields and swords of great antiquityand interest are also in this armoury. Theoldest of the shields dates from the twelfthcentury, and proceeds…
Decorative arts -- Spain History
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