The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London, Bickers and son · leaf 138
ARMOUR. 85 and the vizor opening with a hinge. The bassinet, lighter than the helmet,was at first worn by the knight when no hostile encounter was anticipated ;but subsequently, and at an early date, the vizor was added to the bassinet,as well as to the casque; and then it became as much used as… … Fig- 57-—Crossbow Men protected by Shield-bearers. Fifteenth Century. After a Miniature fromthe Chronicles of Froissart. (MS. Bibl. Imp. de Paris.) armour of Louis X., a chanfrein (a plate of iron fastened on the horsesforehead). The crossbow, for some time prohibited by ecclesiastical authority,…
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