German knight in jousting armour, mid 16th century.

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German knight in jousting armour, mid 16th century. Gauntlets B,C, and lance tips for different types of jousts F,G,H. From a suit of armour in Dresden History Museum. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

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