The arts in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (1886)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : J.S. Virtue & Co. · leaf 119
which was maintained aslong as the use of armour continued. Another cuirass of the same date, still longer in the body, was made toturn up towards the lower extremity, and then took an inward bend to fitthe hip. It was made with movable plates overlapping from below; thisallowed the wearer to… … Fig- 59-—Knights in complete Armour, with the Salade. (End of Fifteenth Century.) A Single Combat,taken from The Triumph of Maximilian, by Burgmayer, after a drawing by Albert Durer. The armour called a eclisse, or a ecrevisse, worn at a certain period by thehalberdiers, must not be passed over; it…
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