. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . e taces and garderein are of two lames each and the tassets of six lameseach. The pauldrons are of seven lames, and the brassards have narrowarticulated lames on the inner side of the arms. The gauntlets do notbelong to the suit. 17. Splinted Half-armour (Middle of XVIth Century).—The morion is eight-sided. The cuirass is composed of eleven lames in frontand seven at the back, the gorget being included. The taces are of twolames, the tassets of six lames and the garderein of one lame. Thepauldrons are of six lames each, embossed
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . e taces and garderein are of two lames each and the tassets of six lameseach. The pauldrons are of seven lames, and the brassards have narrowarticulated lames on the inner side of the arms. The gauntlets do notbelong to the suit. 17. Splinted Half-armour (Middle of XVIth Century).—The morion is eight-sided. The cuirass is composed of eleven lames in frontand seven at the back, the gorget being included. The taces are of twolames, the tassets of six lames and the garderein of one lame. Thepauldrons are of six lames each, embossed with strong volutes, and thebrassards have bracelet elbow-cops. 18. Splinted Armour (Middle of XVIth Century), consisting ofmorion, breast and back of twelve articulated lames, each, withslight dentations on the upper margins, the gorget being part of thecuirass ; taces of two lames and the tassets of seven lames each ; pauldronsof three lames and rerebraces of four lames each. Besides these there areelbow-cops, vambraces and long-cuffed, fingered Plate XIII
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