The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London, Bickers and son · leaf 126
from the shoulders to the knees, and belongs only towarriors whose head-dress is a narrow, conical helmet, more or less sharplypointed, extending behind (en couvre nuque) to cover the nape of the neck(Fig. 48), and in front provided with a metal protector for the face, calledthe nasal. Among the… … Fig. 47.—King William, as represented on Fig. 48.—Lancer of Williams Army, his seal preserved in England. top, and terminating in a point below. Some, however, are polygonal andconvex, and in the centre show a rather long point. Offensive arms consist of swords, axes, lances, javelins, and arrows.…
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