for it furnishes those details which are so often lacking in sculptured monuments. True, certain eccentricities are to be noted in the armet headpieces of the knights; but in the case of the body armour everything is understandable and in close keeping with those early Missaglia suits of which we have given illustrations. It is not our intention here to describe the picture and its interesting details, as we have and shall refer to them more than once in alluding to some individual armament either offensive or defensive.
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Fig. 236. Reinforcing coudes, with the fighting vambrace and coudes
Italian in style but of German make, about 1470
Collection: Sir Edward Barry, Bart.
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Fig. 237. St. Liberale in the famous Giorgione altar-*piece
Duomo of Castelfranco
We have all this time been dealing at some length with the haute apparel of the Italian warrior, without expressly stating the fact that in the matter of arms and armour all the civilized nations of Europe were advancing more or less simultaneously towards the same goal of self protection. Just as at
