The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1875)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 135
or raised line in the middle. Thisrib, which completely altered the character of the cuirass, in that it served toturn aside the thrust of the lance, became increasingly distinctive as theseventeenth centviry drew near. In the reign of Francis I. embossed and ribbed armour were equally Anglici,… … Fig. 6i. - Damaskeened Armour of the end of the Sixteenth Century. (Portrait of François, Duc dAlençon,from Montfaucons La Monarchie Françoise.) than m the cuirass of the preceding century, the rib in the centre is more A/iJ/S AXD ARMOCR. 93 raiscd, thc gussct of the shouldcr-piece is macle of…
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