Caption

15th-century armor with sword and shield from the army of Charles VII of France, from the collection of the Musée d'Artillerie in Paris, photomechanical print, This print is part of a cover with 36 prints, a title page and a list of images., check stamp: 'PHOTOGLYPTIE, LEMERCIER ET Cie, PARIS', Paris, cliché maker: Lemercier & Cie., c. 1877 - in or before 1882, Lemercier & Cie., photographer, cliché maker, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypie, height 275 mm x width 127 mm, hacking and thrusting weapons: sword, armour, protective weapons: shield, A full suit of medieval-style armor displayed on a pedestal, shown front-facing with a closed helmet topped by a large feather plume, a breastplate and articulated arm and leg armor, and gauntleted hands; a long spear is held upright in one hand while a decorated shield with an embossed scene rests against the torso; a fur-trimmed cloak drapes over the shoulders and down the sides, and a sword and scabbard hang at the waist; the armor stands on a rectangular base against a plain background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A78_212

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.0Mb (11.1Mb) / 10.8in x 19.4in / 3246 x 5811 (300dpi)

Keywords

15th-century armor sword shield army Charles VII France collection Musée d'Artillerie Paris photomechanical print print part cover 36 prints title page list images check stamp Photoglyptie LEMERCIER ET Cie cliché maker Lemercier & Cie c 1877 - 1882 photographer paper Woodburytype Woodburytypie height 275 mm x width 127 mm hacking thrusting weapons armour protective weapons full suit medieval-style armor displayed pedestal shown front-facing closed helmet topped large feather plume breastplate articulated arm leg armor gauntleted hands long spear held upright hand decorated shield embossed scene rests torso fur-trimmed cloak drapes shoulders down sides scabbard hang waist armor stands rectangular base plain background