10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENTONNIERE»
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mentonniere in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mentonniere and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Weapons of war, tr. by C.C. Black
Tilting breastplate with mentonniere and helmet, same description as No. 29. ^2.
Tilting breastplate with mentonniere, belonging to a suit of the beginning of the
sixteenth century. It is composed of thick wood, and covered with canvas, painted
...
2
Triumph of the Emperor Maximilian I
The Shield course," a rank of five men with movable vamplates,83 and chapeaux
a la mentonniere.54 Pl. 53. The Breastplate course,85 a rank of five men. The
course in the Gaspar Wintzer style,* a rank of five men, carrying targes and ...
Adam von Bartsch, Alfred Aspland, 1875
A mentonniere or beavor protects the chin, and the hair is worn long, while a
round cap, turned up at the back, covers the head, quite unlike anything found
elsewhere. The head is supported on cushions instead of the usual great helm.
4
the animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization, ...
The mentonniere of the larvse and nymph is sloped like a lozenge at the
extremity, and terminated by two points. A. puella : Libellula puella, L, ; Robs., Ib.,
x, xi. Very various as to colour ; its abdomen is most commonly annulated with
black, ...
5
A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical: With ...
2. When speaking on this subject, it may not be out of place to mention a kind of
shade or screen for the nose and mouth, similar to that in the preceding figure,
No. 2. Such a shade or screen is called by Papillon a mentonniere,* and its
object ...
William Andrew Chatto, 1839
6
The Australian Zoologist
Presternum without "mentonniere'' (•) or with a very short one, generally with two
lateral lobes; suture of the two first abdominal sternites visible; first segment of the
posterior tarsi scarcely as long as the following two combined 3. Presternum ...
7
A Pictorial History of Costume From Ancient Times to the ...
Salets with mentonniere, chin protection. 1480. 37. Striped helmet (armet) with
simple vizor. 1506. 38. Striped helmet (armet) with chin guard (mentonniere) and
vizor. Bottom Group 39. German knights tilting, from the end of the 12th century.
Wolfgang Bruhn, Max Tilke, 2013
8
Encyclopædia Britannica: a new survey of universal knowledge
with these helmets, a large volant-piece or beaver (mentonniere) — usually a
continuation of the body armour up to the chin or even beyond — was worn for
this purpose, as shown in fig. yb. This arrangement combined, in a rough way,
the ...
To remove the helmet the mentonniere was opened; when closed, a hook held it
firm. This is seen in the diagram, as also is another hook fastening the visor. The
word mentonniere also applies to a loose reinforcing piece fastened on to the ...
Richard George Hatton, 1910
10
The Archaeological Journal
The visor being raised, the mentonniere opens in front: the hollow rim at the neck
fits over the beaded edge of the gorget (so as to traverse upon it): the bolt in front
fastens the left cheekpiece over the right : the visor is then brought down so as ...
