Costume in England: A History of Dress to the End of the Eighteenth Century, Volume 2G. Bell and Sons, 1885 |
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... gambeson or panzar , both of which were so , and as their etymology shows protected the body specially . The City records further inform us in 1322 that the haketon and gambeson , covered with sendal or cloth of seye , shall be stuffed ...
... gambeson or panzar , both of which were so , and as their etymology shows protected the body specially . The City records further inform us in 1322 that the haketon and gambeson , covered with sendal or cloth of seye , shall be stuffed ...
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... gambeson or acketon . Froissart , ii . p . 473 , mentions a knight being pierced by a javelin through " ses plates et sa cotte de mailles et un floternel empli de soie retorse . " FLOWERS . Natural flowers were worn in the hair in the ...
... gambeson or acketon . Froissart , ii . p . 473 , mentions a knight being pierced by a javelin through " ses plates et sa cotte de mailles et un floternel empli de soie retorse . " FLOWERS . Natural flowers were worn in the hair in the ...
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... GAMBESON . A quilted tunic , stuffed with wool , fitting the body , and worn under the habergeon . Richard I. is described as appearing in battle with arrows sticking all over his gambeson . It was sometimes worn without other armour ...
... GAMBESON . A quilted tunic , stuffed with wool , fitting the body , and worn under the habergeon . Richard I. is described as appearing in battle with arrows sticking all over his gambeson . It was sometimes worn without other armour ...
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... gambeson . " The gambeson is afterwards called the pourpoint , which was first introduced by military men , and worn by them under their armour ; but , in process of time , the pourpoints were faced with rich materials , and ornamented ...
... gambeson . " The gambeson is afterwards called the pourpoint , which was first introduced by military men , and worn by them under their armour ; but , in process of time , the pourpoints were faced with rich materials , and ornamented ...
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... gambeson ; was subject to continual variations ; was long or short , with sleeves or without them ; and was varied in its lining and fur , to adapt it to different seasons . The figure given under GAMBESON , from the picture by Memling ...
... gambeson ; was subject to continual variations ; was long or short , with sleeves or without them ; and was varied in its lining and fur , to adapt it to different seasons . The figure given under GAMBESON , from the picture by Memling ...
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