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Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century — John Shaqi

Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth CenturyHewitt, John

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Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century

Name: Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century
Author: Hewitt, John

Hewitt, John

Armor; Weapons

59. Knightly effigy, of free-stone, in the church of Ash, near
      Sandwich. Date, the close of the thirteenth century. The
      chain-mail has been expressed in stucco, and painted of
      a red-brown colour. Traces of gilding are found on the
      genouillères and other parts of the monument. The knight
      wears the quilted gambeson; hauberk, hood, and chausses of
      chain-mail; genouillères of plate or cuir-bouilli, and long
      surcoat. Ailettes are at the shoulders: of the shield, little
      is left but the strap that sustained it: the cord looped to the
      waist-belt held a dagger, now wanting: the spurs, of a single
      goad, have been gilt.                                          247

  60. A mounted knight clothed in banded-mail, and having armoried
      ailettes. The shield is carried by allowing the enarmes to
      slip over the wrist. A fortified bridge, with flanking towers,
      "bretèche," gates, and portcullis, is in face. The miniature
      appears on fol 58^{vo}. of Add. MS. 10,293: a collection of
      Romances, _dated_ 1316.                                        250

  61. Mounted knight armed in banded-mail and visored bassinet, and
      having ailettes of a lozenge form: from Roy. MS. 14 E. iii.
      fol. 94^{vo}.; a volume of Romances, written and illuminated
      in the first half of the fourteenth century. A fine book for
      armour subjects: the drawings clear, richly coloured and gilt,
      and the details well made out. This volume passed into the
      possession of King Richard III., whose autograph appears on the
      second folio.                                                  250

  62. Knightly figure of the close of the thirteenth century: from
      Roy. MS. 2, A. xxii. fol. 219. The drawing shews very clearly
      the manner in which the mail-coif was drawn over the chin, and
      tied above the ear on the left side of the head. An opening
      at the palm permitted the knight to disengage his hand from
      the hauberk at pleasure. The armour of the legs consists of
      a chausson of chain-mail, and chausses lacing behind, which
      appear to be formed of studs rivetted on cloth or leather. The
      helm is of a more enriched character than is usually found at
      this period. Other minute points of this equipment will be
      noticed in the order of their examination.                     254

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