The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880, tr · London, Chapman and Hall · leaf 116
Conquest ofEngland.—Progress of Armoury under the Influence of the Crusades.—The Coat of Mail.—The Crossbow.—The Hauberk and the Hoqueton.—The Helmet, the Hat of Iron, theCervelière, the Greaves, and the Gauntlet ; the Breastplate and the Cuish.—The Casquewith Vizor.—Plain Armour and Ribbed… … HE most ancient and authentic document that presentsto us a just and almost perfect idea of the arms inuse towards the end of the eleventh century, is thecelebrated tapestry of Bayeux, of which we havealready spoken. It is sufficient to examine with some atten-tion that complex and illustrated…
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