Heraldry as art : an account of its development and practice, chiefly in England (1907)
Eve, George W., d. 1914 · London : B.T. Batsford ; New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 141
, in the frontplate, but there were also openings, sometimes of con-siderable size, in the backplate behind the vertical joint,through which the knight could hear and perhaps, byturning his head, see and speak to the squire who attendedhim. In the fifteenth century the demand for greatermobility… … Fig. 145.—FifteenthCentury. TiltingHelm. 122 HERALDRY AS ART head armour ; and thenceforward the great helm wasreserved for the uses of the tournament. An example of helmet at Fig. 146, after Viollet-le-duc,will serve to explain its structure. The vizor, in twoparts, opens upwards on a pivot, and…
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