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 121
suspended from the neck by aleather thong. Towards the middle of the twelfth century, the iron breastplate is said tohave been introduced ; it was placed over the chest to support the hauberk,the direct pressure of which being found detrimental to health. But nodescription of it is to be met with… … Fig. 51.—Helmet of Don Jaime el Conquistador (Armeria Real, Madrid.) third crusade, the conical helmet assumed a cylindrical form ; to this wasoccasionally added a vizor called ventait, intended to protect the face.Richard L, King of England, is represented on his seal with this kind ofhelmet ;…
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