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British and Foreign Arms & Armour

INDEX

Reading edition

Ailette, 101

circular, 109, 110

introduction of, 97

lozenge-shaped, 103

of Henry de Beaumont, 102

of Gilbert de Clare, 103

of John de Warenne, 102

use of, 105

Album, Jacobi, 294

Albyn, Robert, brass of, 190

Allecret, 307

Almayne corselets, 305

rivets, 282, 305

Almeric, Lord St. Amand, bascinet of, 151

chapelle-de-fer of, 151

mentonnière of, 151

Amand, Lord St., 161

Angon, Frankish, 44

Anelace, 252, 334

Anton Pfeffenhauser, 357

Arbalest, 93

Arbalestier, 126

at Rotunda (Plate 40, p. 366), 132

Archer, Chain Mail Reinforced Period, 122

Surcoatless Period, 209

Archers, English, 255

Etruscan, 35

Half Armour Period, 318

Archer’s stake, 209

Archery, 124, 130

Argentine, Sir John de, 189

Armet, 221

Arm defences, Tabard Period, 225

Armour, Burgundy Cross, 355

Charles V. (Plates 30 and 33, pp. 340, 352), 353

upon coinage, 161

decorated, 292

Edinburgh Castle (Plate 24, p. 312), 306

Edinburgh Castle (Plate 25, p. 316), 316

English, 352

and foreign compared, 350

Flemish (Plate 23, p. 268), 357

foot, 358

fluted, 277

Frankish, 45

German (Pl. 21, p. 236), 353, 356

German influence upon, 349

Gothic, 353

horse, 354

for Infante (Philip III.), (Plate 18, p. 196), 357

influence of gunpowder upon, 360

Italian, 355

influence upon, 349

lancers’ (Plate 25, p. 316), 316

Maximilian, 278

Milanese (Plate 21, p. 236), 355, 357

Milanese, of King Philip IV. (Plate 35, p. 356), 358

Norman, 67

from Pamplona (Plate 22, p. 240), 357

by Picinino (Pl. 19, p. 212), 357

Roman Republican, 36

Savoy, Duke of (Plate 36, p. 358), 358

King Sebastian (Plate 20, p. 232), 356

slashed, 291

tegulated, 74

tilting, 233

Armourers’ Hall, 294

gauntlet, 298

Arms, towns renowned for, 359

Arquebus, 306, 367

wall (Plate 39, p. 364), 368

Arquebusier, 260, 315

Maximilian, 30

Arrow-heads, 4

bronze, 16

Saxon, 55

Assyrians, the, 20

Artilleryman, 365

Audley, Lord, brass of, 269

Augsburg armour (Plate 30, p. 340), 353

Colman family of, 353

Axe, Danish, 64

Edinburgh Castle (Plate 27, p. 322), 322

Saxon, 53

Bacon, Sir — de, brass of, 118

Balista, 343

Bamberg, effigy at, 169

Banded mail, 70, 134

construction of (Plate 14, p. 136), 134

introduction of, 97

Banner, 110

Banneret, knight, 110

Barbute, 172

Bardiche, 210

Bardwell, William, brass of, 270

Bascinet (British Museum MSS.), 150, 153, 172, 173, 209

Lord St. Amand, 151

Thomas de Beauchamp, 150

Sir William Burgate, 174

Camail and Jupon Period, 170

Sir John de Creke, 142

Cyclas Period, 142

Parham Park, 171

St. Albans, Camail and Jupon Period, 170

Sir Humphrey de Stafford, 216

Studded and Splinted Period, 149

Surcoatless Period, 195, 208

Tower of London, 171

Ulrich Landschaden, 173

Wallace Collection, 171

Baselard, 338

Bases or lamboys, 289

Basket-hilted sword, 337

Bastard sword, 197, 261

Battle-axes, 8

Bavière (British Museum MSS.), 208, 266

Surcoatless Period, 195

Tabard Period, 220

Bayard, Chevalier, armour of (Plate 8, p. 64), 272

Bayeux Tapestry, 65, 67

Bear’s-paw sabbatons, 280

Beauchamp Chapel, 244

Richard de, 211

effigy of, 244

Thomas, Earl of Warwick, 160

Thomas de, bascinet, 150

Belt, bronze, Greek, 31

Berkeley, Lord, 169

Bifid beard, Saxon, 62

Bill (Plate 27, p. 322), 328

Billman (British Museum MS.), 205

Surcoatless Period, 204

Bipennis, 54, 80

Bitton, Sir John de, 87

Black Prince, heaume of, 184

Bœotian helmet, 29

Bohun, Humphrey de, crest of, 116

Bolts or quarrels, 133

Bombard, the Creçy (Plate 40, p. 366), 363

Bombards, 307, 362

Bothe, Sir Robert del, brass of, 249

Bouche, 253

Bourdonass lance, 311

Bow, Assyrian, 22

Egyptian, 23

Greek, 26, 32

Norman, 66

Bowman, 255

Bracer, 209, 319

Brass at Croft, 118

Brass of Robert Albyn, 190

Sir John d’Aubernoun, 97, 144

Lord Audley, 269

Sir — de Bacon, 118

William Bardwell, 270

Sir Robert del Bothe, 249

Sir Thomas Braunston, 190

Humphrey Brewster, 301

Sir Robert de Bures, 116

Lord Robert Ferrers of Chartley, 199

Sir William Cheyne, 157

Robert Colt, 230, 248

John Colt, 270

John Daundelion, 247

Sir William de Echingham, 176

Lord L’Estrange, 270

Sir Simon de Felbrygge, 199

Sir — de Fitzralph, 118

John Gaynesford, 247

Henry Green, 250

Walter Green, 247

Sir Thomas Grene, 250

Sir Anthony de Grey, 230, 252

Richard Gyll, 270

Sir John Hanley, 190

Sir Robert Harcourt, 230

Sir John de Harpedon, 217

Sir Hugh Hastings, 150, 158

Sir Ralph de Knevynton, 169

Knight at Laughton, 193

Sir John de Leventhorpe, 201

Sir John Lysle, 201

Sir John de Northwode, 144

Henry Parice, 230, 248

Sir John Peryent, 229

Sir John de St. Quintin, 190

Sir Thomas de St. Quintin, 200, 244

Sir John Say, 252

Sir Robert de Septvans, 117

Edward Stafford, 269

Sir Humphrey Stanley, 271

Sir Miles de Stapleton, 157, 188, 227

Sir Robert Staunton, 229, 248

Sir Roger de Trumpington, 99

Sir John Wylcotes, 192

Brassarts, demi-, 118

Jacobi, 297

Transition Period, 269

Brayette, 284

Breastplate (British Museum MS.), 168

Burgundian, 358

Camail and Jupon Period, 168

Cyclas Period, 140

Globose, 242

Jacobi, 296

long form of, 250

Maximilian, 282

peascod, 283

Studded and Splinted Period, 148

Surcoatless Period, 195

Tabard Period, 223

Transition Period, 267

(Tower of London), 225

Brigandines, construction of, 263

Bronze Age, 9

arrow-heads of, 16

daggers of, 11

mace of, 19

shields of, 17

spear of, 14

sword of, 12, 19

Bronze gun, Dardanelles, 363

Brown bill, 328

Bufe, 279

Bures, Sir Robert de, brass of (Plate 11, p. 116), 116

Burgate, Sir William, bascinet of, 174

Burgonet, 28

Hatfield House, 307

“Burgundenses,” 262

Burgundian breastplate, 358

Burgundy cross armour (Plate 31, p. 346), 355

Byrnie, Saxon, 58

Cabasset (Plate 26, p. 318), 304

Caliver, 306, 316

Calthorpe, Sir William, 201

Camail and Jupon Period, 166, 174

bascinet, 170

bascinet, St. Albans, 170

gauntlets, 178

hauberk, 169

heaume of, 183

hip belt, 180

laminated epaulières, 177

leg armour, 180

misericorde, 182

plate defences, 177

shield, 183

sword, 181

visor, 171

Cannon, construction of, 364

Dardanelles (Plate 38, p. 362), 363

at Ghent, 363

Madrid (Plate 37, p. 360), 365

at Mont St. Michael, 363

names of, 364

at Rotunda, 364

Cannonier, 262, 306, 363

Cap-à-pie suit, Tower of London, 240

Wallace Collection, 242

Carabine, 306

Carbineer, half armour of, 316

Catapult, 342

Cavalry, Half Armour Period, 315

Maximilian Period, 307

Celts, bronze, 9

Egyptian, 7

origin of name, 2

pronunciation of, 2

Palæolithic and Neolithic, 3

Chain mail, 84

fabrication of, 86

Period, 81

Reinforced Period, 97

archer, 122

guige, 99

heaume, 101

soldier, 121

sword, 98

Saxon, 60

Chanfron (Plate 34, p. 354), 354

Chapelle-de-fer, 259

of Lord St. Amand, 151

Charles V., equestrian suit of, 354

Negroli armour (Plate 10, p. 80), 355

Chausses, 98

Norman, 76

Studded and Splinted Period, 149

Cheney, Sir John, genouillière of, 272

Chevalier Bayard, armour of, 272

Cheyne, Sir Thomas, 189

Sir William, 157, 189

Cinquedea, 334

Claymore, 337

Clehongre, effigy at, 145

Club tournament, 312

Cobham, Sir Reginald de, orle of, 187

Sir John de, 190

Coif-de-mailles, 98

fixing of, 105

Coif, Norman, 73

Coinage, armour upon, 161

Colt, John, brass of, 270

Robert, brass of, 230, 248

Thomas, pauldron of, 228

Collections, foreign armour in, 350

German suits in, 350

Colman, Desiderius, foot armour (Plate 12, p. 128), 356

family at Augsburg, 353

Composition of gunpowder, 361

Construction of early cannon, 361

Contoise, 101, 186, 237

Continental equipment, 351

and English equipment, 352

Coronal, 238

lance head, 311

Corporation mace, 331

Corselets, almayne, 305

Coudières, 118

butterfly, 244

fan-shaped, 201

of Thomas Playters, 229

Studded and Splinted Period, 155

fan-shaped, Surcoatless Period, 196

Tabard Period, 228

Wallace Collection, 229

Courses, 308

Courtney, Edward, panache of, 187

Crakeys, 361

Cray, John, misericorde of, 182

Creçy bombard, 363

Creke, Sir John de, bascinet of, 142

Crest, Humphrey de Bohun, 116

Richard Fitzalan, 116

introduction of, 90

John de Warenne, 116

Crests, 97, 115, 186

Crinet, 354

Cross-bow, 126

barrelled, 133

à Galet, 133

goat’s foot, or hind’s foot, 131

hand, 131

missiles, 133

moulinet and pulleys, 132

wheel and ratchet, 132

Cross-legged effigies, 99

Cuirass, 30

Etruscan, 34

Greek, 24

Roman Imperial, 39

Roman Republican, 36, 37

Cuirassier, Half Armour Period, 315

Cuir-bouilli, 98

Cuishes, 309

Cuissarts, Transition Period, 269

Cuisses, Maximilian Period, 284

Culette, 291

Cultellus, 79, 334

Culverin, hand, 367

Cumæ, 29

Cyclas Period, 139, 141

soldier of, 144

sword, 144

Dag, 308

Dagger, 338

bronze, 11

kidney, 339

main-gauche, 339

Norman, 79

Saxon, 54

thumb-guard, 339

Daggers, 6

Dagging, 168

Dardanelles bronze gun (Plate 38, p. 362), 363

Danes, 63

Danes and Saxons, 47

Danish axe, 64

helmet, 63

shield, 64

spear, 64

sword, 64

Das Deutsche Stechen, 238, 308

d’Aubernoun, Sir John, brass of, 97, 144

Daundelion, John, brass of, 247

Decorated armour, 292

Defences, not plate, 71

Demi-placcate (British Museum MS.), 225

Tabard Period, 223

d’Eresby brass, 192

orle, 187

Despencer, Hugh de, 160

Dragon, 308

Half Armour Period, 316

Dunbar, Patrick, heaume of, 113

Early cannon, construction of, 361

Early projectiles, 362

Echingham, Sir W. de, brass of, 176

Edinburgh Castle, armour in (Plate 24, p. 312), 306

Edward III., 160

Edward, Prince of Wales, heaume of, 116

Effigies, cross-legged, 99

Effigy, Bamberg Cathedral, 196

Richard Beauchamp, 244

Clehongre, 145

Prince John of Eltham, 145

from tomb of Lady Eleanor Fitzalan, 153

Sir Robert Shurland, 141

Aymer de Valence, 143

Sir John Verney, 247

Sir Thomas Vernon, 246

Egyptians, 22

Engines, projectile-throwing, 340

English archers, 255

armour, 352

and Continental equipment, 352

Épaule de mouton, 237, 286

Epaulières, laminated, Camail and Jupon Period, 177, 196

Tabard Period, 226

Equestrian suit, Charles V., 354

Wallace Collection, 241

Equipment, continental, 351

Espalier pauldrons, 239

Etruscans, 33

Falarica, 343

Falchion, 334

Falcon, 307

Fauchard, 210, 320

Felbrygge, Sir Simon de, brass of, 199

Ferrara suit, 300

Ferrars, Robert de, heaume of, 112

of Chartley, Lord R., brass of, 199

Fire-pot, 261

Fitzalan, Lady Eleanor, effigies from tomb of, 152

Fitzalan, Richard, crest of, 116

Fitzralph, Sir — de, brass of, 118

Flail, military, 329

Flamberge, 337

Flemish armour (Plate 23, p. 268), 357

Flint-lock, 369

Fluted armour, 277

Foot armour, 287, 288, 358

soldier (British Museum MSS.), 206, 207

Surcoatless Period, 204

tournaments, 312

Forbidden gauntlet, 356

Armourers’ Hall and Tower of London, 298

Foreign armour in collections, 350

Foreign armour and tournaments, 350

Fork, military, 326

scaling (Plate 27, p. 322), 326

Francisca, Frankish, 43

Franks, 43

Free Course, 286, 312

Fustibal or staff-sling, 134

Fylfote, 99

Fynderne, William, tabard of, 215

Gadlings, 179

Gambeson, 67

Cyclas Period, 141

Surcoatless Period, 196

Gammadion, 99

Garde-de-bras, 229, 237, 287

Garde-de-rein, 241, 279, 282

Gauntlet, Armourers’ Hall, 298

Camail and Jupon Period, 178

Charles V. (Plate 32, p. 348), 354

forbidden, 356

Jacobi, 298

mail, 107

shell, 253

Surcoatless Period, 196

Gaynesford, John, brass of, 247

Genouillière, Jacobi, 297

of Sir Roger le Strange, 272

Wallace Collection, 231

Genouillières (British Museum MSS.), 156, 232

Chain Mail Reinforced Period, 98

of Sir John Cheney, 272

Studded and Splinted Period, 155, 156

Tabard Period, 232

Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, crest of, 90

Gerard, Piers, sabbatons of, 232

tabard of, 215

German armour (Plate 21, p. 236), 353, 356

Course, 308

suits in collections, 350

Ghent, cannon at, 363

Gilbert de Clare, ailettes of, 103

Glaives (Plate 27, p. 322), 328

Goedendag, 330

Gorget, Jacobi, 296

Maximilian Period, 280

Surcoatless Period, 194, 212

Transition Period, 267

Gothic armour, Wallace Collection, 239

style, 242

suits, 353

Goussets, laminated, 239

plate, 225, 267

Grande-garde, 285

Greaves, Greek, 25, 30, 31

Greek engines, 341

fire, 261, 360

historic age, 24, 27

lance, 27

phalanx, 27

Green, Henry, brass of, 250

Walter, brass of, 247

Grene, Sir Thomas, brass of, 250

Grevières or jambarts, Studded and Splinted Period, 157

Grey, Sir Anthony de, brass of, 230, 252

Grey of Ruthin, Lord, 160

Gridiron helmet, 312

Guard-plate to knee, 250

Guige, 78, 238

Chain Mail Reinforced Period, 99

Guisarme, 210, 320

Norman, 79

Gunpowder, composition of, 361

influence on armour, 360

introduction of, 27

Gyll, Richard, brass of, 270

Gyn, 345

Half Armour Period, 313

archers, 318

arquebusier, 315

carbineer, 316

cavalry, 315

cuirassier, 315

dragoon, 316

helmet, 313

musketeer, 317

pikeman, 316

three-quarter suit, 314

Halberd, Edinburgh Castle (Plate 27, p. 323), 323

Hand-and-a-half sword, 197

Hand culverin, 367

guns, 365

gun man, 261, 262

gun men, Burgundian, 262

Hanley, Sir John, brass of, 190

Haqueton, 117

Cyclas Period, 139

Harcourt, Sir Robert, brass of, 230

Harpedon, Sir John de, brass of, 217

Hastings, Sir Hugh, brass of, 150

Sir Hugh, heaume of, 154

Lawrence, 160

Hatfield House, burgonet, 307

helmet, 300

sabbatons, 305

Hauberk, 98

Camail and Jupon Period, 169

Cyclas Period, 140

Norman Period, 73

Studded and Splinted Period, 147

Surcoatless Period, 196

Hausse-col, 252

Haut-de-chausses, Studded and Splinted Period, 156

Hawberk, Sir Nicholas, 169

Head-piece (British Museum MS.), 206

Heaume, 81

Berlin, 91

Black Prince (Plate 17), 184

the Brocas (Plate 39, p. 364), 274

Roger de Bigod, 82

Camail and Jupon Period, 183

Chain Mail Reinforced Period, 101, 112

Richard de Clare, 83

Cœur de Lion, 91

conical, introduction of, 97

Patrick Dunbar, 113

Hugh Fitz-Eudo, 82

Edward, Prince of Wales, 116

Robert de Ferrars, 112

Hamelin, 83

Sir Hugh Hastings, 154

Henry de Lacy, 115

Painted, at Leipzic, 82

Sir Geoffrey Luterell, 154

Henry de Perci, 115

Pembridge, 185

Richard Plantagenet, 112

Pranker, 187

Rotunda (Plate 39, p. 364), 185

Sir William de Staunton, 101

Tower of London, 273

Sir Edward de Thorpe, 187

Tilting, 235

Various, 274

Hugh de Vere, 83

The Wallace, 273

Helmet, Assyrian, 21

Cabasset, 304

Danish, 63

Egyptian, 23

Etruscan, 33

Greek, 24, 28

Gridiron, 312

Grotesque, 292

Half Armour Period, 313

Hatfield House, 300

Jacobi, 295

latticed, 312

Maximilian Period, 280

morion, 304

nasal, 112

Norman, 78

of Philip II. by Wolf (Plate 16, p. 166), 356

Roman Imperial, 39

Republican, 37

Saxon, 56

Tabard Period, 216

Transition Period, 265

Henry de Beaumont, ailettes of, 102

Henri de Perci, banner of, 111

Heraldry, beginning of, 89

Hip belt, Camail and Jupon Period, 180

Surcoatless Period, 196

Hog’s bristle, 318

Holy water sprinkler, 329

Horse armour, 354

Houppelande, 207, 259

Huskyn, 319

Imperial Period, Roman armour, 37

Infantry, Maximilian Period, 301

Italian armour, 355

Course, 238, 286, 310

Jacobi brassarts, 297

breastplate, 296

gauntlets, 298

genouillière, 297

gorget, 296

jambarts, 297

pauldrons, 297

sabbatons, 297

suits, 294

taces, 296

turners, 297

Jacque, 204, 262

Jambarts, demi-, 118

Jacobi, 297

Javelin, 4, 31, 263

Jazeraint work, 264

John de Warenne, ailettes of, 102

Joustes of Peace, 238

Jupon, Camail and Jupon Period, 167

Kidney dagger, 339

guard, 282

King Sebastian, armour, 356

Knevynton, Sir Ralph de, 188

brass of, 169

Knighthood, 111

Knight, Transition Period, 271

Lacy, Henry de, heaume, 115

Lambrequins, 31, 237

Lamboys or bases, 289

Laminated goussets, 239

Lancaster, Henry, Earl of, 160

Lance, 99, 332

Assyrian, 22

Bourdonass, 311

Frankish, 44

Greek, 26

Lance head, coronal, 311

Norman, 65

rest, 233

Landschaden, Ulrich, bascinet of, 173

Landschut, Wolf, family of, 355

Latimer, Sir W. de, panache of, 186

Latten, 242

Latticed helmet, 312

Laughton, knight at, brass of, 193

Leg armour, Camail and Jupon Period, 180

Leg defence, leather, 109

Leg defences, Tabard Period, 231

L’Estrange, Lord, brass of, 270

Leventhorpe, Sir John de, brass of, 201

Littlebury, Sir Humphrey, 189

Lobster-tail tassets, 307

Long-bow, Saxon, 55

Lucio Picinino, 357

Ludwig of Bavaria, Duke, salade of, 220

Luterell, Sir Geoffrey, heaume of, 154

Lysle, Sir John, brass of, 201

Mace, 329

Assyrian, 22

Bronze Age, 19

Corporation, 331

Norman, 67

Saxon, 67

used by ecclesiastics, 331

Madrid, Royal Armoury at, 353

Mail, banded, 134

gauntlet, 107

skirt, 240

Main-de-fer, 237

Mainfaire, 355

Main-gauche, 339

Malacat, Sir Pandulf, 212

Mammelières, 204, 261

Man-at-arms, Chain Mail Period, 95

Surcoatless Period, 203

Mangonel, 346

Manifere, 237

Manteau d’armes, 286, 311

Mantling, 237

Martel-de-fer, 331

Matchlock, 367

drill, 318

Maule, 319

Maunche, 159

Maximilian armour, 278

breastplate, 282

cavalry, 307

cuisses, 284

gorget, 280

infantry, 301

pauldrons, 283

Period, 275

pikeman, 303

Mentonnière, of Lord St. Amand, 151

Tabard Period, 219

Wallace Collection, 221

Milanese armour (Plate 21, p. 236), 355, 357

Military flail, 329

fork, 326

pick, 79

Misericorde, 252

Camail and Jupon Period, 182

John Cray, 182

Surcoatless Period, 197

Missaglias, 244

Mons Meg, 363

Mont St. Michael, cannon at, 363

Morgensterns, 330

Morion, 304

Morning star, 329

Musketeer, Half Armour Period, 317

Names of cannon, 364

Nasal, Norman, 78

Negroli family, 355

Neville, Richard, 253

Norman armour, 67

bow, 66

chausses, 76

coif, 73

hauberk, 73

helmet, 78

lance, 65

mace, 67

nasal, 78

pennon, 65

period, 65

Norman shield, 77

sword, 66

Northwode, Sir John de, brass of, 144

Occularium, 218, 222

Open Course, 238

Orle, 187, 246

Sir Reginald de Cobham, 187

d’Eresby, 187

Palette, 196, 237

Paletoot, Sir John de, 189

Pamplona armour (Plate 21, p. 240), 357

Panache, 186

Edward Courteney, 187

Sir William de Latimer, 186

Parazonium, Greek, 32

Parice, Henry, brass of, 230, 248

Partisan, 210, 324

Pas d’ane, 336

Passe gardes, 227

Patron, 308

Pauldrons, 237

Thomas Colt, 228

espalier, 229

Jacobi, 297

laminated, Tabard Period, 227

Maximilian, 283

Tabard Period, 227

Transition Period, 268

Wallace Collection, 228

William Yelverton, 228

Pavise, 257

(British Museum MS.), 258

Wallace Collection, 257

Pavon, 110, 111

Peascod breastplate, 283

Pembridge, Sir Richard, shield of, 183

heaume, 185

Pennon, 110

Norman, 65

Pennonçel, 110

Perci, Henry de, heaume of, 115

Perrier, 345

Peryent, Sir John, brass of, 229

Petardier, 261

Peterara (Plate 39, p. 364), 365

Petrary, 346

Petronel, 306

Pfeffenhauser, Anton, 357

Philip III. armour (Plate 18, p. 196; Plate 19, p. 212; Plate 22, p. 240), 357

Picinino, Lucio (Plate 19, p. 212), 300, 357

Pike, 210, 324

guards, 227, 244, 268

Pikeman, Half Armour Period (Plate 24, p. 312), 316

Maximilian Period, 303

Surcoatless Period, 204

Pilum, Roman (Imperial), 40

Pistols, 370

Plantagenet, Richard, heaume of, 112

Plastron-de-fer, Norman, 73

Plate defences, Camail and Jupon Period, 177

goussets, 225

Playters, Thomas, coudière of, 229

Polder mitten, 237, 286

Pole-axe, 210, 240, 321

Saxon, 54

Poniard, 338

Pot-de-fer, 260

Pourpoint, 155

Pranker heaume, 187

Pre-Norman Period, sword of, 333

Projectile-throwing engines, 340

early, 362

Pryck spurs, 99

Quarrels or bolts, 133

Queue, Tower of London, 236

Wallace Collection, 236

Quintin, Sir John de St., 190, 199

Sir Thomas de St., brass of, 200

Thomas de St., brass of, 244

Quiver, 209

Greek, 33

Ranseur (Plate 27, p. 322), 324

Rapier, 336

Rhodes armour (Plate 9, p. 72), 253

Ricasso, 337

Richard III., 253

Rivets, almayne, 305

Roman armour, Republican, 36

Imperial Period, 37

engines, 341

Rondache, Augsburg (Plate 4, p. 40), 299

Desiderius Colman (Plate 3, p. 32), 299

Italian (Plate 1, p. 16), 299

(Plate 5, p. 48), 299

(Plate 6, p. 56), 299

Philip II. (Plate 2, p. 24), 299

Rondaches, 298

Rotunda, 253

cannon at, 364

heaume, 185

Roundels, 118

Royal Armoury, Madrid, 353

Sabbaton, 232

Sabbatons, bear’s-paw, 280

of Piers Gerard, 232

Hatfield House, 305

Jacobi, 297

Transition Period, 269

Sabre, 334

Salade, 217, 260

on brasses, 248

of Duke Ludvig of Bavaria, 220

of German pattern, 220

Maximilian Period, 281

Milanese (Plate 7, p. 60), 355

Tower of London, 219

Wallace Collection, 219

Salletts, 218

Saxon arrow-head, 55

axe, 53

byrnie, 58

chain mail, 60

dagger, 54

helmet, 56

long-bow, 55

pole-axe, 54

shield, 57

sling, 55

spear-heads, 49

swords, 50

Saxon umbo, 57

Saxons and Danes, 47

Say, Sir John, brass of, 252

tabard of, 215

Scaling fork, 326

Scarisbrick Tabard, 216

Scimitar, 209, 335

Sebastian, King, armour of (Plate 20, p. 232), 356

Septvans, Sir Robert de, brass of, 117

Serpentin, 307, 367

Sharfrennen, 309

Shell gauntlets, 253

Shelton, Sir Ralph, tabard of, 215

Shield, Assyrian, 21

Bronze Age, 17

(British Museum MS.), 203

Camail and Jupon Period, 92

Danish, 64

Egyptian, 23

Etruscan, 35

Greek, 25, 28

Norman, 77

Roman, Imperial Period, 39

Saxon, 57

Sir Richard Pembridge, 183

Studded and Splinted Period, 157

Surcoatless Period, 203

of Robert Wyvill, 183

Shields or rondaches, 298

Shurland, Sir Robert, effigy of, 141

Sieges, 340

Sir John de Bitton, 87

Sir Oliver d’Ingham, stone effigy, 100

Sir Roger de Kerdeston, stone effigy, 100

Sir Robert de Trumpington, brass of, 99

Sir William de Staunton, heaume, 101

Skirt of mail, Transition Period, 269

Slab, Sir John de Bitton, 87

Slashed armour, 291

Sling, Saxon, 55

Sling-stones, 7

Snap-hance, 369

Snout-faced visor, 171

Soldier, Cyclas Period, 144

Chain Mail Period, 93

Chain Mail Reinforced Period, 121

Sollerets, 120

studded and splinted, 157

Spanish soldiers, eleventh century, 351

Spear, bronze, 14

Danish, 64

Egyptian, 23

heads, 4

Greek, 32

Saxon, 49

Roman Imperial, 40

Saxon, 48

Spearman (British Museum MS.), 207

Chain Mail Reinforced Period, 96

Spetum, 324

Spontoon, 326

Sprinkler, holy water, 329

Spurs, 242

pryck, 99

Stafford, Lord, 160

Edward, brass of, 269

Sir Humphrey de, bascinet of, 216

Staff-sling or fustibal, 94, 134

Stake, archer’s, 209

Standard of mail, Transition Period, 221, 267

Stanley, Sir Humphrey, brass of, 271

Stapleton, Sir Miles, 189

brass of, 157, 188, 227

Staunton, Sir Robert, brass of, 229, 248

Stechtarsche, 238

Stone Age, 1

arrow and javelin heads, 4

battle-axes, 8

celts, 2

daggers, 6

sling-stones, 7

spear-heads, 4

Stone effigy, Sir Oliver d’Ingham, 100

Sir R. de Kerdeston, 100

Strange, Sir Roger le, genouillière of, 272

Studded and Splinted Period, 146

Suits, Jacobi, 294

Surcoat, 98

Chain Mail Period, 88

Surcoat or jupon, Studded and Splinted Period, 147

Surcoatless Period, 194

archer, 209

bascinet, 195, 208

bavière, 195

billman, 204

breastplate, 195

fan-shaped coudières, 196

foot soldier, 204

gambeson, 196

gauntlets, 196

gorget, 194, 212

hauberk, 196

hip belt, 196

man-at-arms, 203

misericorde, 197

pikeman, 204

shield, 203

sword, 197

taces, 195

Svastika, 99

Swedish feather, 318

Swine’s feather, 318

Sword, 252, 332

anelace, 334

Assyrian, 21

bastard, 261, 338

basket-hilted, 337

bronze, 12, 19

Camail and Jupon Period, 181

Chain Mail Reinforced Period, 98

Cinquedea, 334

Cortes (Plate 29, p. 338), 335

cultellus, 334

Cyclas Period, 144

Danish, 64

Egyptian, 23

Falchion, 334

Flamberge, 337

Frankish, 45

Gonsalvo de Cordoba (Plate 29, p. 338), 335

guards of, 335

Greek, 25, 28

Norman, 66

Pre-Norman Period, 333

Roman Imperial, 40

Philip II. (Plate 28, p. 334; Plate 29, p. 338), 335

sabre, 334

Saxon, 50

scimitar, 335

Surcoatless Period, 197

Tabard Period, 232

thumb-guard, 336

two-handed, 255, 336

Swynborne, Sir Robert, brass of, 170

Tabard, William Fynderne, 215

Piers Gerard, 215

Period, 213, 214

arm defences, 225

bavière, 220

breastplate, 223

coudières, 228

demi-placcate, 223

genouillières, 232

helmet, 216

laminated epaulières, 226

laminated pauldrons, 227

leg defences, 231

mentonnière, 219

pauldrons, 227

sword, 232

taces, 229

tuilles, 229

tuillettes, 229

Scarisbrick, 216

Sir John Say, 215

Sir Ralph Shelton, 215

John Wantele, 215

Taces, Jacobi, 296

Surcoatless Period, 195

Tabard Period, 229

Tapul, 283

Tassets, 282

lobster tail, 307

Tegulated armour, 74

Thorpe, Sir Edward de, heaume, 187

Three-quarter suit, Half Armour Period, 314

Thumb-guard, dagger, 339

sword, 336

Tilting armour, 233

German, 234

Wallace Collection, 235

heaume, 235

pieces, 285

Tormentum, 342

Tournaments, 308

and foreign armour, 350

Tower of London, Greek armour, 29

Towns renowned for arms, 359

Transition Period, 265

brassarts, 269

breastplate, 267

cuissarts, 269

gorget, 267

helmet, 265

knight, 271

pauldrons, 268

sabbatons, 269

skirt of mail, 269

standard of mail, 267

Trebuchet (British Museum MSS.), 344, 345, 346, 347

Trews, 117

Tuilles, Tabard Period, 229

Tuillettes, Tabard Period, 229

Tunic, Assyrian, 20

Egyptian, 22

Turners, 254

Jacobi, 297

Two-handed sword, 336

Über die Pallia, 238, 310

Umbo, Saxon, 57

Umbril, 307

Valence, Aymer de, effigy of, 143

Vamplate, 310

Tower of London, 236

Vambraces, demi, 118

Studded and Splinted Period, 155

Ventaille, 112

Verney, Sir John, effigy of, 247

Vernon, Sir Thomas, effigy of (Frontispiece), 246

Vervelles, 142, 176, 222

Visor, Camail and Jupon Period, 171

Volante piece, 285, 356

Voulge, 326

Wantele, John, tabard of, 215

Warenne, John de, crest of, 116

War hat, Wallace Collection, 152

Warwick Roll, 253

Welsches Gestech, 238

Wheel-lock, 367

Wolf family, 365

Philip II., armour (Plate 13, p. 132), 356

tilting armour (Plate 15, p. 146), 356

Wylcotes, Sir John, brass of, 102

Wyvill, Robert, shield, 183

Yelverton, William, pauldron of, 228

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