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"Arms and Armor from the Permanent Collection": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 49, no. 1 (Summer, 1991)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 49 | NUMBER 1

"Arms and Armor from the Permanent Collection"

Nickel, Helmut

1991

64 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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Helmut Nickel

Met Art in Publication

The House Beautiful, Essays on Beds and Tables, Stools and Candlesticks, Clarence Cook American, Illustrations: color lithographs and wood engraving — The House Beautiful, Essays on Beds and Tables, Stools and Candlesticks
Multiple artists/makers
1878

Shield Boss, Iron, silver, gold, glass, Western European, Gallo-Roman (found in Vermand, France) — Shield Boss
Western European, Gallo-Roman (found in Vermand, France)
late 4th century

Two Shield Bosses (Umbos), Iron, copper alloy, gold, Western European, Langobardic — Two Shield Bosses (Umbos)
Western European, Langobardic
7th century

Viking Sword, Steel, copper, silver, niello, European, probably Scandinavia — Viking Sword
European, probably Scandinavia
10th century

Ornamental Plaque of a Knight on Horseback, Copper alloy, gold, Western European, possibly British — Ornamental Plaque of a Knight on Horseback
Western European, possibly British
ca. 1300

Rowel Spur, Copper alloy, enamel, gold, French or Spanish, Catalonia — Rowel Spur
French or Spanish, Catalonia
ca. 1400

Curb Bit, Iron, copper alloy, enamel, gold, Franco-Neapolitan — Curb Bit
Franco-Neapolitan
second quarter 14th century

Sword, Steel, silver, copper alloy, leather, Western European — Sword
Western European
ca. 1400

Armor, Steel, copper alloy, textile, leather, Italian — Armor
Italian
ca. 1400–1450 and later

Sallet of Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519), Lorenz Helmschmid German, Steel, copper alloy, gold, German, Augsburg — Sallet of Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519)
Lorenz Helmschmid
ca. 1490–95

War Hat, Steel, Western European, probably Burgundy or Flanders — War Hat
Western European, probably Burgundy or Flanders
ca. 1475

Jousting Sallet (<i>Rennhut</i>) Made for Louis II (1506–1526), King of Hungary and Bohemia, Kolman Helmschmid German, Steel, copper alloy, gold, German, Augsburg — Jousting Sallet (Rennhut) Made for Louis II (1506–1526), King of Hungary and Bohemia
Kolman Helmschmid
ca. 1525

Elements of an Italian Light-Cavalry Armor <i>alla Tedesca</i> (in the German Fashion), Steel, gold, copper alloy, leather, Italian, Milan — Elements of an Italian Light-Cavalry Armor alla Tedesca (in the German Fashion)
Italian, Milan
ca. 1510

Pair of Vambraces (Arm Defenses) from a Costume Armor, Kolman Helmschmid German, Steel, copper alloy, gold, German, Augsburg — Pair of Vambraces (Arm Defenses) from a Costume Armor
Kolman Helmschmid
ca. 1525

Armor from a Small Garniture for Field and Tournament, Kunz Lochner German, Steel, leather, copper alloy, textile, German, Nuremberg — Armor from a Small Garniture for Field and Tournament
Kunz Lochner
dated 1548, with later restorations

Helm for the Joust of Peace (<i>Stechhelm</i>), Steel, copper alloy, German, probably Nuremberg — Helm for the Joust of Peace (Stechhelm)
German, probably Nuremberg
ca. 1500

Portions of a Jousting Half Armor, Steel, leather, German — Portions of a Jousting Half Armor
German
ca. 1500 and later

Pair of Tournament Pauldrons (Shoulder Defenses), Lorenz Helmschmid German, Steel, copper alloy, German, Augsburg — Pair of Tournament Pauldrons (Shoulder Defenses)
Lorenz Helmschmid
ca. 1500

Tournament or Cavalry Shield (Targe), Wood, leather, gesso, silver, paint, probably Austrian — Tournament or Cavalry Shield (Targe)
probably Austrian
early 15th century

Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47), Hans Holbein the Younger German, Steel, gold, leather, copper alloys, British, Greenwich — Armor Garniture, Probably of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)
Hans Holbein the Younger
Royal Workshops at Greenwich
dated 1527

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