Armor and Arms: An elementary handbook and guide to the collection in the City Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.Hoopes, Thomas T.
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Armor and Arms: An elementary handbook and guide to the collection in the City Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Hoopes, Thomas T.
Armor -- Catalogs; Weapons -- Catalogs
16 Helmet, German, made for Hungarian or Polish market, 71:42 14
XVI century
17 Mitten gauntlet for left hand, English, Greenwich 80:39 14
school, second half of XVI century
18 Parade shield, wood, painted, Hungarian, XV century 88:42 15
19 Stirrups, pair, bronze gilt, French, early XVII 54:26 16
century 55:26
20 Three-quarter suit of armor, South German, _ca._ 1620 172:26 17
Drawings to illustrate methods of attaining flexibility
in plate armor:
21 By use of leather straps 19
22 By use of ordinary rivets at pivot points 19
23 By use of rivets and slotted holes, (so-called 19
_Almain_ or _sliding rivets_) to allow motion in two
directions
24 Breastplate of char aina, Persian, Ispahan, XVI-XVII 34:15 20
century
25 Helmet, Persian, late XVI century 16:22 21
26 Helmet, Turkish, XV century 36:42 21
27 Mace, Italian, second quarter XVI century 231:23 22
28 Sword, bronze, Chinese, Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 1108:20 22
A.D.)
29 Group of swords, as displayed 23
1. State sword, German, XVI century 173:26
2. Two-handed landesknecht sword, Swiss, dated 1617 60:39
3. Swept-hilted rapier, Italian, late XVI century 430:19
4. Dress sword, German, Saxon, _ca._ 1620 62:39
5. Left-hand dagger, companion to No. 4 63:39
6. Cup-hilted rapier, Italian, XVII century 49:25
7. Left-hand dagger, Italo-Spanish, XVII century 81:39
8. Cup-hilted rapier, Spanish, XVII century 233:23
30 Hilt and guard of court sword, Italian or Spanish, 174:26 24
XVII century
31 Rondel dagger, Italian, XV century 82:39 25
32 Trousse, German, XVI century 65:39 25
33 Group of spear-type pole arms, XV-XVII centuries 27
1. Ox-tongue pike, Austrian, Salzburg, _ca._ 1500 433:19
2. Hunting spear, Italian, XVI century 42:19
3. Partisan, Italian, XVI century 450:19
4. Partisan of State Guard of William V of Bavaria, 169:26
_ca._ 1615
5. Partisan of State Guard of Augustus the Strong of 166:26
Saxony, King of Poland, _ca._ 1597
34 Group of axe-type pole arms, XV-XVII centuries 28
1. Military axe, Spanish, XVI century 43:19
2. Military axe, Italian, XVI century 44:19
3. Halberd, Swiss, XV century 67:39
4. Halberd, North Italian, XVI century 451:19
5. Halberd of State Guard of Christian II of Saxony, 167:26
_ca._ 1590
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