Handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss. : rules for the appointment of liveries, &c (1882)
Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 191
Fig- 341. Baronets and Knights have their Helmets of steel,garnished with silver. They are placed affronte; and,instead of bars, are furnished with a Yisor, or Beaver,which is raised, exhibiting the crimson lining within. The Helmet assigned to Esquires and Gentlemen is ofsteel. It is represented… … Fig. 342. The Bascinet was a Helmet without a Visor, whichfitted close to the head, and is sometimes, though rarely,used as a Charge. A very effective and becoming form of Helmet, adaptedfor any Achievement of Arms, is that which was generallyused at Tournaments, styled a Tilting-iielmet. This was…
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