Buckler (AB)

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Buckler

The Buckler is probably a development of the early medieval round shields, and it is most often used in civil to duel or self defense. They are known from the 1100s and are used until the 17th century.
Its primary function is to protect your weapon hand and your arms in vulnerable positions.
Bucklers can also be used as a weapon in their own, or be used to lock and/or disarm enemy's weapons.

Sources

Buckler 01 (A)

Source type (A):
Archaeological object.
Current location:
Museum of London, London England.
Place of origin:
-
Dating:
1360 - 1400.

Buckler 02 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Biblia Porta.
Author:
-
Current location:
Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire, Lausanne, Switzerland (U 964 - f.350v).
Oprindelsessted:
French / Flemish.
Datering:
Late 1200s.

Buckler 03 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Romans arthuriens.
Author:
-
Current location:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits (MS. Français 95 - f.52r).
Place of origin:
North of France (Maybe St-Omer).
Dating:
1270-1290
Note:
Manuscript tells the legend of King Arthur.

More sources

Buckler 04 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
The Alphonso Psalter (Tenison Psalter).
Author:
-
Current location:
Brithish Library, London, U.K. (Add MS 49622 - f.12v).
Place of origin:
England.
Dating:
Ca. 1284-1316.
Note:
The first half of the manuscript from which this illustration originates, dates back to 1284.

Cross -Reference

Cutlass E1c (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Initial P with the Martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr.
Author:
-
Current location:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U.S.A. (23.21.2).
Place of origin:
Bologna, Italy.
Dating:
Second half of the1200s.

Sword XII - profiled disc-shaped pommel 03 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Liber de natura rerum.
Author:
Thomas de Cantimpré & Albert le Grand.
Current location:
Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes (Ms 0320 - f.44r).
Place of origin:
Abbaye de Saint-Amand, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France.
Dating:
1280.
Note:
Battle with Amazons.

Fencing Manual - The Walpurgis manuscript 01 (A)

Source type (A):
Archaeological object.
Name:
The Walpurgis manuscript (Tower Fechtbuch).
Author:
Possibly a clerk named Liutger.
Current location:
Royal Armouries, Leeds, West Yorkshire, U.K. (MS. I.33).
Place of origin:
Franconia / Bavaria, Germany.
Dating:
Last in 1200s (ca. 1300).
Note:
The last page of the book with the priest Lutegerus / Liutger and the woman / saint Walpurgis.

Falchion 03 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
The Gorleston Psalter.
Author:
-
Current location:
Brithish Library, London, England (Add MS 49622 - f.170r).
Place of origin:
St Andrew's, Gorleston, Suffolk, England.
Dating:
1310-1324.
Note:
Stud-shaped pommel.

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