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Some of the better known artists
The Maximiiian type in general
is looked upon as the armour with who worked in this connection in-
the cIosely Buted plates. and it was clude Hans Burkmair. Andrea del
Castagno. Albrecht hrer, Hans
always highly deeorative.
Holbein, Leonardo da Vinci and
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Annonr, Parade - Most members ~
of the Nobilitv were satisfied to use
ordinary undecorated ~~our
in Aquebos - A kind of
carbine
times of war, however, it became
first introduced in the mid 16th
the custom for each to possess a
,ntury.
highly decorated armour for parade
and cerernonial purposes. During
Anif Belmet - Introduced by the
the 16& centuT much of this was
Greeks as a lighfer and less am-
constructed in the Greenwich work-
bersorne form of helmet han had
by Henry VnT.
ben used earlier. It consisted of a
Amour, Plated - Refers to the later round metal cap with protwding
types of armour as opposed to the defence for the
nose, the ears being left free. The
time when mail was used.
cheek pieces were generally decor-
Annoor, Tonlet - COnsiskd of rigid
ated and jn many helmets they could
imitation pleatS, with Cut awaY par-
net
be pushed up on hinges
tiens in front and at the back to
required. In addition it possessed a
enable the wearer to mount bis
triangular fronted ornamental band
horse.
for protection of the forehead. A
Amomrs - Some of the better crest was mounted consisthg of a
known amourers induded Tomasso horse hair fan which ran over the
Missaglia, who was knighted by central portion from slightly for-
Duke Filippo Marja Visconti
ward of the perpendicular to the
1435.
whose name actually meant '~~1- The early Romans copied the
the
and Negroli.
met-maker',
latter's principal cornpetitor.
Arrow - A straight shaft with a
metal point at one end which was
generally barbed at the tip and had
a flight of three feathers at the other
end. Desiderius Helrnschmied, neck Potection. ~ ~ check and
During the days of the short bow
arrows were no more than two feet
in length. However, when the long
bow came into being arrows were
norrnally three feet in length.
Articniated Plates - See Armour.
Articulated.
Arüsts - With the great increase in
the decoration of armour it became
necessary for artists of the time to
provide the designs to which the
armourers worked. Attic Helmet
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