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offshoot of discussion on odd 15th cen armour

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2002 11:56 am
by Noe
This pic came up in the discussion Destichado started:

http://home.gci.net/~grimm/images/Van_Eyck_Brugge_Madonna_Child_canon_VanderPaele_detail_01.JPG

The armour has some very cool details. Has anyone found any other examples of 15th century armour with inner-elbow articulation and inside wings attached to the knees?

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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2002 4:54 pm
by Destichado
Has anyone found any other examples of 15th century armour with... inside wings attached to the knees?

You mean like this?
http://gallery.the-exiles.org/view_photo.php?set_albumName=armour&id=aau