FLO4707707: The cavalry soldiers of Guy I, Count of Ponthieu (died 1010), shirt vetus, short panties and shoes, with sword worn on the belt and hat (89, 91, 92,93 and 94). None of them wear a coat, not even the troop leader. Their shields were decorated with various figures, a style that reappeared in the 12th century, for the decoration of the shields was necessary when the faces were covered by the heaumes and the fighters made unidentifiable. Hand-coloured copper engraving, in “Images historiques des costumes des principaux peuples de l'Antiquite et du Middle Ages” by Robert Von Spalart, published in 1796. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676557: Military suit: a German knight in armour, Guillaume de Bibra ((Wilhelm von Bibra) (1442-1490) - German knight in armour, 15th century - He wears a steel helmet with gold details, a suit of plate armour in steel with gold joints, green belt, articulated gauntlets and shoes - He is armed with sword, daghelger and battle axe - From the tomb of Wilson M von Bibra, ambassador to HRE Frederick III, in the church of Saint Anastasia, Verona - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676424: Costume d'un homme de la noblesse allemande, 15eme century - German nobleman, 15th century - He wears a velvet doublet slashed in the sleeves, tunic, breeches and boots with gold spurs - A black cornet hangs on a leather sling - The toque is scarlet ornamented with a gold button - From a painting by Albrecht Durer in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4644365: English man in wide-brim hat and cape A, English man with short doublet, hose, sword and shield B, and round targe or shield C, D, late 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4674336: Cavalry battle between crusaders and infidels, 12th century. The crusaders wear chainmail coats and pointed helmets with small crosses. One crusader holds a standard (gonfanon or gonfalon). Taken from Montfaucon and from a stainless-glass window in Saint Denis, 1140. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from “” French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,”” Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images