Title page with French crusader and Napoleonic soldier

Frontispiece with calligraphic title on stone and figures of a 13th century French crusader knight and Napoleonic era infantry soldier. Crusader in helm, chainmail, tunic, with pennant and shield. Guardsman in bearskin, coat, breeches, boots, with lance. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi and Domenico Cuciniello after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomte's Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820

13th Century Bearskin Chainmail Chivalry Crusader Domenico Cuciniello Epaulettes Fleur-de-lys Frontispiece Helm Hippolyte Lecomte Italian Edition Lorenzo Bianchi Napoleonic Era

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