Armet

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Late fifteenth-century armet.

Artist

Name:: Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène Emmanuel
Dates:: 1814-1879
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Science & Technology
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: G. Junior (G. Jeune)
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Dictionnaire raisonné du mobilier français de l'époque carlovingienne à la Renaissance vol. 5
Author:: Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène Emmanuel
Publisher:: Paris: Vve A. Morel et Cie., 1874
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Profile and three-quarter view of an armet, a type of fifteenth-century helmet made of several parts, some of them mobile. In this late fifteenth-century example, the part covering the nose and the eyes is made of only one piece and can be lifted with the right hand thanks to the small handle seen in B.

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{{cite web | title=Armet | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/head-gear/ | author=Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène Emmanuel | year=1874 | access-date=April 25, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}