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Cuirbouilli Figure 1: (Left) “Coat of a Thousand Nails,” reinforced with steel plates
, from Rājput, India, 18th–19th century. In the Wallace Collection, London. (
Centre) Mail shirt, from Sinigaglia, near Bologna, Italy, first half of the 14th century
.
Cuirbouilli Figure 1: (Left) “Coat of a Thousand Nails,” reinforced with steel plates
, from Rājput, India, 18th–19th century. In the Wallace Collection, London. (
Centre) Mail shirt, from Sinigaglia, near Bologna, Italy, first half of the 14th century
.
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The mail shirt and aketon were worn in India and Persia until the 19th century,
and in the Sudan and Nigeria until modern times. After the development of
complete plate armour in Europe, mail gussets were laced to the arming clothes
to close ...
The mail shirt and aketon were worn in India and Persia until the 19th century,
and in the Sudan and Nigeria until modern times. After the development of
complete plate armour in Europe, mail gussets were laced to the arming clothes
to close ...
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In the 19th century, style in arms design deteriorated, and the handcrafting of
arms decoration decreased as a result of the ... 1766–c. 1122 BC), the Chinese
produced bronze blades of exquisite form and workship, sometimes richly inlaid
with ...
In the 19th century, style in arms design deteriorated, and the handcrafting of
arms decoration decreased as a result of the ... 1766–c. 1122 BC), the Chinese
produced bronze blades of exquisite form and workship, sometimes richly inlaid
with ...
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