Author : James Robinson Planché
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333792824
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (928 download)
Book Synopsis A Cyclopedia of Costume, Or Dictionary of Dress, Vol. 1 by : James Robinson Planché
Download or read book A Cyclopedia of Costume, Or Dictionary of Dress, Vol. 1 written by James Robinson Planché and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Cyclopedia of Costume, or Dictionary of Dress, Vol. 1: Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent; Part II No. 12 is the helm of the popular and heroic Henry V., which with his saddle and shield may be seen by those who have good eyes, far above his tomb in Westminster Abbey. This form, with little variation, except in the gradual depression of the crown, was preserved during the fifteenth century; but the introduction, first of the vizored bascinet, and subsequently of the salade and hause-col, led to the ultimate disuse of these heavier and more cumbrous head-pieces in battle, and they were only worn in the lists, whence they have acquired the name of tilting helmets. Two of nearly the same date are preserved in Cobham Church, Kent. One of them is figured in the accompanying plate, No. I 3. I have selected it, because the indentation of the crown contains four staples for the fixing of the crest, which the companion helm has not? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.