The Tournament, Its Periods and Phases
- Downloads
- Under 100
- Pages
- 237
About this book
The Tournament, Its Periods and Phases includes a preface by Charles J. Ffoulkes and describes reinforcing armour pieces used to provide additional protection to the body. The grand-guard is described as having two plates, the volante-piece and the body portion, which are usually riveted together although sometimes separate. The discussion treats the name volante-piece for the grand-guard’s face piece as doubtful, noting that chronicles sometimes mention the term without explaining what the object is.
The elbow-guard or pas-guard is identified as a reinforcement for the left elbow-joint, fastened in position by a pin. The account suggests some monotony and repetition in chroniclers’ narratives of jousts and tourneys may be necessary, while crediting those narratives with collectively giving a much clearer idea of the encounters than a bare statement of leading facts.
About the author
More from this genre
See all- F Florentine Palaces & Their StoriesFlorentine Palaces & Their Stories
- W The Works of Frederick SchillerThe Works of Frederick Schiller
- R Rogers' Directory of Norwich and NeighbourhoodRogers' Directory of Norwich and Neighbourhood
- Q Queens of old SpainQueens of old Spain
- M Memoirs of Bertha von SuttnerMemoirs of Bertha von Suttner
- E The Empire and the Papacy, 918-1273The Empire and the Papacy, 918-1273
Discussion
No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.
Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy
Read or download
Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.
- PDF 3.7 MB
- EPUB 2.0 MB
Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone
Book facts
- Author
- R. Coltman Clephan
- Pages
- 237
- Language
- English
- Genre
- European History
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online