The armourer and his craft from the XIth to the XVIth century — John Shaqi
The armourer and his craft from the XIth to the XVIth centuryFfoulkes, Charles John
History
The armourer and his craft from the XIth to the XVIth century
Ffoulkes, Charles John
Armor -- History; Armorers; Weapons -- History
XVI. Venetian sallad, XVI cent.; Bayerischen National
Museum, Munich. Back-plate of a brigandine, 1470;
Ethnological Museum, Athens. Morion, XVI-XVII cent.;
Stibbert Collection, Florence. Surcoat of the Black Prince;
Canterbury Cathedral 64
XVII. Cast of ivory chessman, XIV cent. The original of
this was in the possession of the Rev. J. Eagles in 1856,
but has since disappeared. Ivory mirror-case showing
squires arming their masters, XIV cent. Carrand Collection,
Museo Nationale, Florence 68
XVIII. Portraits of two unknown noblemen, by Moroni,
1510-1578, showing the arming-doublet and mail sleeves.
National Gallery, London 72
XIX. Helm for fighting on foot in the lists, XVI cent. It
formerly hung over the tomb of Sir Giles Capel, in Raynes
Church, Essex, and was sold as old iron to Baron de Cosson,
from whom it passed to the collection of the Duc de Dino,
and from thence to the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Arming a knight for combat in the lists, from a MS. of the
XV cent., in the possession of Lord Hastings 76
XX. Armour of Henry, Prince of Wales, son of James I, by
William Pickering, 1591-1630, Master of the Armourers’
Company of London. Royal Armoury, Windsor Castle 80
XXI. Suit of “puffed and slashed” armour, _circ._ 1520;
formerly in the Meyrick Collection; Wallace Collection,
No. 380. Tonlet suit for fighting on foot in the lists,
by Conrad Lochner, 1510-1567; Musée d’Artillerie, Paris,
G, 182. Armour of Ruprecht von der Pfalz, _circ._ 1515;
Waffensammlung, Vienna, No. 198 84
XXII. Gauntlets. (1, 2) Left and right hand gauntlets,
probably by Jacobe Topf, 1530-1597; Tower, II, 10. (3)
Bridle gauntlet of James I; Tower, II, 24. (4) Left-hand
gauntlet, XV cent.; Madrid, E, 87. (5) Locking gauntlet,
XVI cent.; Tower, III, 59. (6) Left-hand bridle gauntlet,
XVI cent.; Tower, III, 95. (7) Left-hand gauntlet of
Kurfürst Christian II, by Heinrich Knopf, _circ._ 1590;
Dresden, E, 7. (8) Left-hand gauntlet for fighting on
foot at barriers, XVI cent.; Tower, III, 58. (9) Gorget
of Kurfürst Johann Georg II, showing the Garter badge and
motto, by Jacob Joringk, 1669; Dresden, D, 29 88
XXIII. Armour for horse and man, middle of XV cent. Musée
d’Artillerie, Paris, G, 1 92
XXIV. Pageant shield, by Desiderius Colman, 1554. Real
Armeria, Madrid, A, 241 96
XXV. Drawing by Jacobe Topf, 1530-1597, No. 15 in the Album
in the Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London 100
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