French knights in armour wearing ailettes with

French knights in armour wearing shoulderplates or ailettes with coat of arms, 13th century.. They wear chainmail armour, tunic, helmet, and the horse is clothed with an armorial caparison. From a manuscript in Rouen library, the Metamorphosis by Ovid..Chevaliers du XIIIe siecle (Bib. des M. de Rouen, Metamorphoses d'Ovide). Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir E l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel and Wurtz, Bossange, 1829

Ancient History Bossange Chainmail Coat Of Arms Collection Des Costumes Collection Of Costumes Crusader Crusaders Horace De Viel-castel Illumination Metamorphosis Ovid Treuttel And Wurtz Weapons And Furniture

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