Knee Protection (Poleyns) (AB)

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Knee Protection (Poleyns)

The earliest transition from chainmail to plate armor is seen in knee protection at the beginning of the 13th century. A development that comes with the transition from almond-shaped to triangular-shaped shields, where the shields become shorter and no longer protect the knees.

Sources

Knee Protection (Poleyns) 01 (B)

Source type (A):
Archaeological object.
Current location:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U.S.A. (14.25.921a, b).
Place of origin:
U.K..
Dating:
14th century (probably 1300-1350).

Knee Protection (Poleyns) 02 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Album de dessins et croquis.
Author:
Villard de Honnecourt.
Current location:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits (Français 19093 - f.19r.)
Place of origin:
France.
Dating:
Ca. 1220-1240.

Knee Protection (Poleyns) 03 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Liber additamentorum.
Author:
Matthew Paris.
Current location:
Brithish Library, London, England (Cotton MS Nero D I - f.7r).
Place of origin:
-
Dating:
1250-1259.

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Knee Protection (Poleyns) 04 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Roman de Tristan.
Author:
Luce du Gast.
Current location:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits (NAF 6579 - f.7v).
Place of origin:
-
Dating:
1260-1300.

Knee Protection (Poleyns) 05 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Bible.
Author:
-
Current location:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US. (MS M.494 - f.349r).
Place of origin:
Paris, France.
Dating:
1275-1280.
Note:
The knight also has shoulder protectors.

Knee Protection (Poleyns) 06 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
The Alphonso Psalter (Tenison Psalter).
Author:
-
Current location:
Brithish Library, London, U.K. (Add MS 49622 - f.18r).
Place of origin:
England.
Dating:
Ca. 1284-1316.

Knee Protection (Poleyns) 06 (B)

Source type (B):
Tombstone.
Name:
Guillaume Bertrand de Durfort.
Author:
-
Current location:
Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, Florence, Italy.
Place of origin:
Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, Florence, Italy.
Dating:
Ca. 1289.
Note:
French nobleman, buried in Italy.

Cross -Reference

Sword Xa - stud-shaped pommel 03 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Carrow Psalter.
Author:
-
Current location:
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore USA (W.34.15V).
Place of origin:
East Anglia, England.
Dating:
Ca. 1250.
Note:
The murder of Thomas Becket.

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