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Tasset Of A 15th Century Suit
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Tasset(upper thigh guard), tuile-shaped of a 15th century suit. From Museum of Artillery in Paris. |
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Small Tasset In Plates
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Small tasset in plates, end of 15th century; used also in the 16th century. |
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Cuish Or Thigh Plate With Knee-Cap
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Cuish or thigh-plate, with knee-cap, and greave. It is double or hinged, which slows its manufacture to be later than 1500. |
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Greave With Soleret
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Greave with soleret. The soleret is of the shape called bec-de-cane end of the 16th century. |
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Large Tilting Cuishe
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Large tilting cuishe, belonging to a suit of armour called Maximilienne, beginning of the 16th century. From Museum of Artillery in Paris. |
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Large Cuisse For Tilting
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Large cuisse or thigh-piece for tilting, of Maximilian armor of the beginning of the 16th century. From Museum of Artillery in Paris. |
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German Leg Piece For Tournaments
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German leg piece for tournaments, end of 15th century. This was worn over the greaves of the armor, so as to shield the leg from collision with the barrier. |
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16th Century Large Cuisse For Tilting
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Large cuisse for tilting, beginning of the 16th century. Collection M. le Conte de Nieuwerkerke. |
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Persian Greave From Schah Nameh
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Persian greave from a 16th century manuscript Schah Nameh. In the Library of Munich. |
