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 135
b or raised line in the middle. Thisrib, which completely altered the character of the cuirass, in that it served toturn aside the thrust of the lance, became increasingly distinctive as theseventeenth century drew near. In the reign of Francis I. embossed and ribbed armour were equally * Anglicè,… … Fig. 61.-Damaskeened Armour of the end of the Sixteenth Century. (Portrait of François, Duc dAlençon,from Montfaucons La Monarchie Françoise.) than in the cuirass of the preceding century, the rib in the centre is more ARMS AND ARMOUR. 93 raised, the gusset of the shoulder-piece is made of several…
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