Archer bracers (AB)

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Archer bracers

Arm protectors are known from the 1300s and onwards. Finds from the English naval vessel Mary Rose is made of leather and implies mass production of recycled material.
Used to protect the inside of the archer's forearm, it prevents damage from the bow string or the arrow feathers. The arm protector also prevents loose clothing from catching the bow string.

Sources

Archer bracers 01 (A)

Source type (A):
Archaeological object.
Current location:
Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth, U.K..
Place of origin:
The English navy vessel Mary Rose.
Datering:
The first half of the 16th century.

Archer bracers 02 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Psalter ('The Luttrell Psalter')
Author:
Made to order Sir Geoffrey Luttrell.
Current location:
British Library, London, U.K. (Add MS 42130 - f.147v).
Place of origin:
Lincolnshire, U.K..
Dating:
1325-1340.

Archer bracers 03 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
De caelo, De anima.
Author:
Malcolm Ramsey.
Current location:
British Library, London, U.K. (Sloane 748 - f.25v).
Place of origin:
England.
Dating:
1487.

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