german chest and back plate 1460 1500

german chest and back plate 1460 1500Cuirasses of this type were developed in the late Gothic style (14401500). The Gothic style was characterised by sharp, highly decorative shapes. The design follows Burgundian fashion, ending at the thighs in the manner of a fashionable doublet. Cuirasses of this style were often combined with chainmail voiders, a chainmail collar (standard or bishop's mantle), and a chainmail skirt (gousset). Arms and legs were fully armoured, and this style was

They remained the indispensable weapon until the 16th century

The chestplate is based on fifteenth-century historical originals depicted in paintings and murals by Italian masters

Swords of this type were used throughout Europe around the 12th century

White surcoats would have been worn by the Cross Knights to reflect the heat of the sun on their equipment in the desert of the Holy Land

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19–22 cm: glove size 7

Drinking horns were already used by the Greeks and Romans in antiquity

By the mid-13th century

These types of axes were employed exclusively for war

The gambeson collar is crafted from wool with a polyester padding

the ends are fashioned into the decorated dragon head from Oseberg

Kettle hats like this emerged during the Crusades at the end of the 12th – beginning of the 13th century