French knight charging on horseback with lance, 14th century. In helm, plate armour with blue breastplate, armorial shield with fleurons azur. Crimson saddle and gold caparison. From a miniature in a manuscript French Bible in the Barberini library, Rome. Chevalier Francais, XIVe siecle. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from Jacques Joseph van Beveren’s Costume du Moyen Age, Medieval Costume, Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1847.

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