Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : William Pickering · leaf 210
bes the efficiency of these weapons inbattle ; the warriors give each other— Grant coupes de gleves trenchant;Les escus ne lur vailut un gans. Great blows with sharp glaives ; Their shields were not worth a glove to them. In our cut we have only given the blade and the upper and lowerparts of the… … The use of the catch-pole is said to have been to take horsemen inbattle by the neck, and drag them from their horses. The upper part of theinstrument represented in the cut is peculiarly well calculated for this purpose.The two bars in the middle form springs, which are strengthened by themoveable…
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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