The handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss., also, rules for the appointment of liveries, etc. etc. (1869)
Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London : Chatto and Windus · leaf 176
Fig. 271. Baronets and Knights have their Helmets of steel,garnished with silver. They are placed affronte; and, insteadof bars, are furnished with a Visor, or Beaver, which israised, exhibiting the crimson lining within. The Helmet assigned to Esquires and Gentlemen is … Fig. 272. of steel. It is represented in profile, with the Visor closed. 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…
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