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HINGED ARMOR [2 records]

Record 1 2017-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Armour
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
Key term(s)
  • hinged armor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arme blindée
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A covering or enclosing headpiece of ancient or medieval armor.

CONT

The piece of armor which varied most in design was the helmet. This could be steel hat or chapel-de-fer; a salade, or bowl-type covering coming down to the mouth, with a slit at eye level for vision; a barbute, deeper and more cylindrical, resembling a classical Greek helmet a basinet, large and heavy, resting on the shoulders and having a movable visor in front of the face; or an armet, a small helmet completely enclosing the head, with a visor that could be raised to reveal the upper part of the face, and two hinged sidepieces enclosing the lower face and chin.

CONT

... was worn by high and low and that in the 14th century the great cylindrical helm, the professional headpiece ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Au Moyen-Âge, grand casque des hommes d'armes enveloppant toute la tête et le visage.

CONT

Mais, au lieu de couvre-nuque, la plupart des heaumes de cette époque portent un long appendice flottant [...]

Spanish

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