10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REREBRACE»
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Archaeologia: Or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity
Than the Rerebrace. The rerebrace, or arriere-bras, covered the remaining part
of the arm to the shoulder. When this was first invented in the reign of Edward II. it
was merely an external plate which buckled on with straps round the arm, but ...
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Some Remarks on the Early Use of Carriages in England
Than the Rerebrace. The rerebrace, or arriere-bras, covered the remaining part
of the arm to the shoulder. When this was first invented in the reign of Edward II. it
was merely an external plate which buckled on with straps round the arm, but ...
James Heywood Markland, Thomas Amyot,
1824
Tirant squirmed to avoid the blow, but the lance hit his rerebrace, tearing it loose
along with a lot of cotton from his doublet. On their next pass, the knight smote the
hinge on his helmet, and had the blow landed two fingers lower, Tirant would ...
4
Archaeologia: Or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity
... first ye must set on sabatynes' and tye them upon the shoo with small poynts
that will breke, and than GrifFus; k and than Quysshews; l and than the breche of
maile; and than towletts;m than the breste ; than the vambrace; than the
rerebrace; ...
5
Daily Life in Chaucer's England
The rerebrace did not always extend all the way around: some examples covered
only the back or side of the arm. Full rerebraces enclosed the entire upper arm,
with a hinge to allow them to be opened and straps and buckles to fasten them ...
Jeffrey L. Forgeng, Will McLean,
2009
6
The Hundred Years War (Part III): Further Considerations
Item in 1 pair of plates bought for the lord Item paid to the same Lodowic for the
repair of 1 pair of vambrace, rerebrace and leg harness Item given to the same
Lodowic at the lord's order on various occasions as a reward for wine bought and
...
7
Middle English Dictionary:
Ibid. 7.61: [Thomas.. the king's traitor. .had. .a] vambras [worth 4 d., a[ palet [with a
pair of] brestplates [in poor condition]. Ibid. 7.73: [William. .escheator, received. .a[
cas [for a basin, a] vambrace, [a] rerebrace. Ibid. 7.78: [There are within the ...
8
Crécy 1346: Triumph of the Longbow
... century (Cathedral Treasury, Prague) ABOVE Tooled hardened leather
rerebrace upper-arm defence found in London, mid-14th century. (London
Museum, London) The English baggage camp was surrounded by a field
fortification. 53.
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The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal: Volume 9, 1981
From right: Akamas (inscribed downward in front of face AKAMAZ), walking right,
left foot forward, head bent and bearded; Corin— thian helmet (low crest) up on
hair; corslet over short chiton; rerebrace (Bothmer); greaves; girt with sword; ...
The J. Paul Getty Museum,
1981
10
The Medieval Tournament
The " Rerebrace wt a rolle of ledyr well stuffed " is probably a padding protection
for the left upper-arm. The " Maynfere with a ring " is the manifer or mainfaire (
main de fer), described in this work under the heading of reinforcing pieces.
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REREBRACE»
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Amiibo Wave 4: First Impressions of Robin and Lucina
The armored plate — a rerebrace? Pauldron? — is textured nicely. Being not quite as sturdy as Robin's amiibo is, Lucina's supported by a piece of transparent ... «Attack of the Fanboy, Apr 15»
Timeless fun and fellowship to be had in the Shire of Ravenwood …
... plackarts, faulds, tassets and pauldrons), helms (helmets), neck covers (gorgets), arm and leg proctection (rerebraces, couters, vambraces, guantlets, cuisses, ... «The Albany Herald, Feb 15»