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Faulds (armour)
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Faulds are pieces of plate armour worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips, which began to appear in Western Europe from about 1370. They consist of overlapping horizontal lames of metal
Archduke Ferdinand II wearing a tonlet, from an illustration by Wendelin Boeheim (1547).
Archduke Ferdinand II wearing a tonlet, from an illustration by Wendelin Boeheim (1547).
René d'Anjou Livre des tournois France Provence X Ve siècle
René d'Anjou Livre des tournois France Provence X Ve siècle
Faulds
Faulds
Plate armour
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Plate armour is a historical type of personal body armour made from bronze, iron, or steel plates, culminating in the iconic suit of armour entirely encasing the wearer. Full plate steel armour develo
Full plate armour for man and horse commissioned by Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, held at the Livrustkammaren in Stockholm, Sweden (1550s).
Full plate armour for man and horse commissioned by Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, held at the Livrustkammaren in Stockholm, Sweden (1550s).
Bronze muscle cuirass, Italy, c. 350–300 BC
Bronze muscle cuirass, Italy, c. 350–300 BC
A Japanese 16th–17th century suit of plate armour with a western-style cuirass (nanban dō gusoku)
A Japanese 16th–17th century suit of plate armour with a western-style cuirass (nanban dō gusoku)
Italian suit of armour with sallet, c. 1450
Italian suit of armour with sallet, c. 1450