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haute-pieces (double pieces, <armor by function>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Double pieces consisting of outward-curving flanges of plate metal, either riveted to the pauldrons or forged in one piece with the gardbraces, designed to provide extra protection for the neck. Used from the mid-15th to the mid-16th century by horsemen, often they were made removable for foot combat or the field.
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| Terms: |
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| haute-pieces (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| haute-pieces (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| haute-piece (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| haute-piece (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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| haute pieces (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| cubrenucas (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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| cubrenuca (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TE |
Hierarchical Position:
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Costume (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ costume (mode of fashion) (G) |
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................ <costume by function> (G) |
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.................... protective wear (G) |
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........................ armor (protective wear) (G) |
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............................ <armor by function> (G) |
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................................ double pieces (G) |
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.................................... haute-pieces (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Dutch ..... 'Double pieces' bestaande uit naar buiten welvende flenzen van plaatmetaal, ofwel vastgenageld aan de schouderstukken ofwel aan een stuk gesmeed met de 'gardbraces'; ontworpen om extra bescherming te bieden voor de nek. Werden vanaf halverwege de 15e tot halverwege de 16e eeuw gebruikt door ruiters en waren vaak zo gemaakt dat ze afgenomen konden worden voor gevechten te voet of voor op het veld. |
| Spanish ..... Doble pieza consistente en pestañas de placa de metal curvadas hacia fuera, tanto remachadas a la hombrera o forjadas en una única pieza con el guardabrazo; diseñada para proporcionar protección extra al cuello. Se empleó por los jinetes desde la mediación del siglo XV hasta medidados del siglo XVI. Con frecuencia, fueron hechas trasladables para los combates a pie o de campo. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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Blair, European Armour (1958) illustration, 83, Figs. #201-207 |
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Edge and Paddock, Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight (1988) GLOS |
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Mann, European Arms and Armour (1962) Vol. 1 |
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Norman and Pottinger, English Weapons and Warfare (1979) illustration, 154 |
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Personal Communication Don LaRocca, Met. Museum, consultancy 6/92. |
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Tarassuk and Blair, Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Armor (1979) |
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