Knights in armour for a tournament with helmet, crest and mantling or Lambrequin. Dukes of Brittany and Bourbon jousting at a tournament. Chevalier de Salvaing in armour with volet or lambrequin. Copied from le Livre des Tournois. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Blason ou Art Heraldique, the heraldry section from Denis Diderot and Jean-Baptiste le Rond d’Alembert’s Encyclopedie, published by Brisson, David, Le Breton and Durand, Paris, 1763.

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