.Crosse Bowe (Cross) (18th Century)

Wonderful impression and detail. Rare

Artist: N.C Goodnight
Print Type: Copper Engraving
Date: 18th century
Origin: Great Britain
Dimensions: 8 x 11"
Provenance: Hill House
Notes & Literature: Late Middle Ages and Renaissance (ca. 1400?1600)The development of plate armor was complete by about 1420, enclosing the wearer head to toe in a harness of articulated steel plates, although mail and textile defenses were never completely abandoned. Plate armor offered numerous possibilities for decoration in a variety of techniques: with applied borders, paint, heat-patination, embossing, etching, engraving and pointill?, gilding, and inlay. In addition, helmets and breastplates were covered in textile while wooden shields continued to be decorated, usually with more or less elaborate heraldic devices.

Condition Report: Minor Foxing. Strong impression. Very Good.

Subject References: Antiquities, Military, Warfare, Weapons, History, Illustrations. Soldiers. Stock Hill House 201.