Steel buckler or shield for a Rennen joust, 16th century.

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Steel buckler or shield for a Rennen joust, 16th century. The buckler is integrated into the arm armour and gauntlet, and is engraved with scenes of Roman soldiers and mermen. From the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen's castle Landsberg. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

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Size: 6478px × 5152px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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