FLO4707072: Equiyer a horse, in complete armor, weapon of his spear, a con shield and his helm. (From the back). Her skirt and the saddle of her horse wear her colors: crimson and gold. The squire was the coat of arms of a knight. 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
FLO4707624: Soldiers' hairstyle: some tied their hair behind their heads, others, the chiefs, over their skull, like a feather to make themselves more terrifying (79). From the 8th century onwards, leather plastrons protect the chest of soldiers or in stitches (80). (Copy of a tomb of the church of the abbey of Bonneval in Beauce, France). 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
FLO4707435: Soldier in boots with a sword (55), soldier wearing shoes and slippers (56) and noble of high rank dressed in red trousers tied with strings (57). 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
FLO4706247: English man of the 16th century. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages,”” Vienna, 1811. Illustration based on Cesare Vecellio's Habiti Antichi e moderni, Venice, 1590 / Bridgeman Images
FLO4706455: Sir Philip Sydney, poet, wearing tight shorts breeches and mittens, 1586. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the New Era,”” written by Leopold Ziegelhauser, Vienna, 1837 / Bridgeman Images
FLO4706751: A goth warrior, in helmet and armor, coat and fur panties, entirely weapon: swords, spears, bow and arrows. The Goths were born for war, using all the weapons from the javelin to the club, sometimes fighting on foot but favouring fighting on horseback. Their pleasure was the looting and maintenance of their weapons. The Swabian is described with his distinctive hat, wearing a metal chest and legs, weapon of his sword, with a fur coat on his shoulders. The Swabians were made up of an alliance of different German and Lombard peoples. They distinguished themselves from other German peoples by their headdresses, they tied their hair in bun to their heads. 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
FLO4707509: Private Marcomanni (5), wearing a checkerboard tunic and his shield, he wears a crown, according to the practice of several ancient peoples to wear one before fighting. The Marcomanni lived between the Rhine and the Danube and rallied with the Moravian Quadi (6) to attack the Romans. The Quadi wears armor that covers it entirely, of a type that comes from ancient times. 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
FLO4707714: King Lothaire (941-986) (Figure 95), King Louis V (967-987) (Figure 96) and Emma (948-988) (Figure 98), wife of Lothaire and his son Eudes (or Otto, 970-985) (Figure 97). The Franks wore in the city as in wartime a short tunic that fell above their knees, held by a wide belt. Sometimes they wore two tunics, one on top of the other, as described in the engraving. Eudes is wearing a red dress. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4705495: Woman of Silesia, in golden crown and silk dress, 1577. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's “” Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages,”” Vienna, 1811. Illustration based on Thomas Jefferys Collection of Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. After the Designs of Holbein, Van Dyke, Hollar, and others, London, 1757. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4708125: Clerge costumes: an abbess at the end of the 12th century (143), his suit is very simple: long tunic with long sleeves, probably linen, worn on a black dress the same length as the tunic. The hood completely covers the back of his head. A priest (144) in choir dress. A monk (145) holding a book and pointing to the sky, wearing the monastic costume in use in the 12th century. 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