. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . LANTERN SHIELD (V, 10). LANTERN SHIELD (V, 17). 17. Buckler of Wood (XVIth Century), with lantern near theupper edge and steel spike in the centre. The whole is covered withtooled leather, the front being decorated with armed equestrian figuresembossed and the back with arabesques. Diameter, i5in. Purchased at the Bernal sale in 1855. 18. Buckler of Wood (XVIth Century), covered with leatherpainted and gilt with arabesques. On the inside is a leather arm-pad andhandle. Diameter, 22in. 194 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. 19.
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . LANTERN SHIELD (V, 10). LANTERN SHIELD (V, 17). 17. Buckler of Wood (XVIth Century), with lantern near theupper edge and steel spike in the centre. The whole is covered withtooled leather, the front being decorated with armed equestrian figuresembossed and the back with arabesques. Diameter, i5in. Purchased at the Bernal sale in 1855. 18. Buckler of Wood (XVIth Century), covered with leatherpainted and gilt with arabesques. On the inside is a leather arm-pad andhandle. Diameter, 22in. 194 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. 19. Buckler of Wood, painted with indecipherable shields of , 25in. 20, Buckler, similar to the above, much perished. 21. Buckler of Wood (Early XVIthCentury), concave, faced with concentriccircles of brass rivets and umbo of solidsteel. This is very similar to the bucklersshown in the painting of the Embarka-tion of Henry VHI at Dover, preservedat Windsor Castle. There are similarbucklers in the Musee dArtillerie, Paris(L. 6), and in the Ashmolean M
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