EditorialAbove; the peers fight each other on horseback.They wear full armour, including bascinets with large moveable visors; one carries a shield with a wyvern, another has a spiked poleyn on his knee.The king has a visor with a grilled sight, and star shaped...
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EditorialGlaive for the Bodyguard of Emperor Maximilian II, 1564, Austrian, Austrian, Steel, iron, gilding, oak, and silk textile (velvet), L. 215.9 cm (85 in.).
EditorialGlaive for the Bodyguard of King of Hungry and Bohemia (Later Emperor) Maximilian II, 1563, Austrian, Austrian, Steel, iron, gilding, oak and silk textile (velvet), Blade with socket L. 65.4 cm (25 3/4 in.).
EditorialGlaive for the Bodyguard of Markus Sittikus von Hohenems, Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, 1589, Austrian, Austria, Steel and oak, L. 205.74 cm (81 in.).
EditorialAbove; the peers fight each other on horseback.They wear full armour, including bascinets with large moveable visors; one carries a shield with a wyvern, another has a spiked poleyn on his knee.The king has a visor with a grilled sight, and star shaped...
EditorialGlaive, early 18th century, Venice, Italian, Venice, Steel, gold, polychromy, wood, textile, L. 9 ft. 5 3/4 in. (288.9 cm); L. of head 39 1/2 in. (100.3 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Shafted Weapons.
EditorialGlaive of the Bodyguard of Giovanni Battista Bourbon del Monte (1541?1614), ca. 1590?1600, Brescia, Italian, Brescia, Steel, wood, gold, brass, textile, L. 99 3/4 in. (253.37 cm); L. of head (excluding straps) 35 in. (88.9 cm); L. of blade 30 in. (76.2...
EditorialGlaive, mid?late 15th century, Venice, Italian, Venice, Steel, wood, textile, gold, L. 9 ft. 2 1/2 in. (280.7 cm); L. of head 41 3/4 in. (106 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 7 lbs. 15.5 oz. (3614.6 g), Shafted Weapons.
EditorialGlaive, probably of August I (reigned 1553?86), ca. 1560, German, Steel, wood, gold, L. 94 in. (238.8 cm); L. of head 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), Shafted Weapons, This staff weapon was carried by the bodyguards of the Prince-Electors ...
EditorialGlaive of the Bodyguard of the Tiepolo Family, ca. 1600, Italian, Steel, wood, textile (velvet), gold, L. 8 ft. 11 in. (271.8 cm); L. of head 34 5/8 in. (88 cm); W. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Wt. 8 lbs. 2.8 oz. (3708.1 g), Shafted Weapons.