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druzhina
08-31-2015, 14:15
Tournament scenes, fresco in the Palazzo Comunale di San Gimignano, Italy, attributed to Azzo di Masetto (http://warfare.gq/13/San_Gimignano.htm)
http://warfare.gq/13/th/San_Gimignano-A_th.jpg
They have poleyns, schynbalds and plate cuisses and epauler on the shoulders.
San Gimignano: Two mounted knights jousting with lances (http://warfare.gq/13/San_Gimignano-A.htm)
San Gimignano: Two mounted knights fighting with swords (note the extra arm armour) (http://warfare.gq/13/San_Gimignano-B.htm)
San Gimignano: A mounted knight with lance (http://warfare.gq/13/San_Gimignano-C.htm)

Poleyns, schynbalds and plate cuisses can also be seen on a sculpture of Guillaume de Durford, in Santissima Annunziata Church, Florence (http://warfare.gq/13/Guillaume_de_Durford.htm)

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Tournament scenes, fresco in the Palazzo Comunale di San Gimignano, Italy, attributed to Azzo di Masetto (http://warfare.cf/13/San_Gimignano.htm)

Druzhina
13th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.gq/13C.htm)