"Genouillère, middle of 13th century. The knee-piece, of hammered iron, introduced toward the…
"Genouillère, middle of 13th century. An articulated piece forming a part of the jambe or of…
"Glove-shield, 15th century. A contrivance adopted in the sixteenth century for arming the left hand…
"Glove-shield, 15th century. A contrivance adopted in the sixteenth century for arming the left hand…
"1, Hausse-col (a) attached to the brigandline, 15th century. GORGET. A piece of armor protecting the…
"2, Hausse-col (a) worn over mail, early 15th century. GORGET. A piece of armor protecting the throat…
"Gothic Style of Armor. Monument of Count Otto IV of Henneberg." — The Encyclopedia Britannica,…
"Represents the interior view of a bronze shield and a pair of greaves. These greaves are made right…
"In the Homeric times, the Greeks used a belt for the sword, and another for the shield. These passed…
A glove used in the sport hawking, employed to protect ones hand and wrist from the talons and beak…
This illustration shows the gems worn on the breast plate of the high priest of the Hebrews. Each of…
"The closed helmet seen in profile is appropriated to esquires and gentlemen." -Hall, 1862
"The position of the helmet is a mark of distinction. The direct front view of the grated helmet belongs…
"The helmet without bars, with the beaver open, standing directly fronting the spectator, denotes a…
"The grated helmet in profile is common to all degrees of peerage under a duke." -Hall, 1862
"Fan-crest, about 1350. A form of crest common in the middle ages at different periods, as in the reign…
""The crested Achilles was pressing on in his chariot." Some idea of the ancient crests may be formed…
Horsemen, Three Abreast, with Banners, from the engraving 'The Triumphal Procession' by Hans Burgkmair.
Two skullcaps used for defense of the head in the 16th century. The caps fit closely to the head. The…
"And when he had made a gathering throughout the company to the sum of two thousand drachms of silver,…
The 'mitten' superseded the gauntlet of the 14th century. Rather than having separate, unjointed fingers,…
Protected cruisers were a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because their deck…
"The quatrefoil is four-leaved grass; a frequent bearing in coat-armor."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart,…
This shield is made out of iron. It is cut in fanciful technique and inlaid with gold and silver.
A Norman kite shield of the 10th or 11th century, considered the beginning of the High Middle Ages.
A shield of mounted men-at-arms from the first half of the 13th century, considered the High Middle…
Illustration including one large shield from the first half of the 13th century, bearing a decorative…
"The early Greeks used a very short sword, as may be seen from the preceding cut. The ancient Homeric…