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"Arms and Armor": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 32, no. 4 (1973-1974)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 32 | NUMBER 4

"Arms and Armor"

Nickel, Helmut

1973

50 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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Helmut Nickel

Met Art in Publication

Saint Michael and the Dragon, Spanish (Valencian) Painter Spanish, Tempera on wood, gold ground — Saint Michael and the Dragon
Spanish (Valencian) Painter
ca. 1405

Thrusting Sword (<i>Spada da Stocco</i>), Steel, bronze, gold, wood, textile, probably Italian or Spanish — Thrusting Sword (Spada da Stocco)
probably Italian or Spanish
ca. 1500

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

Icon with Saint Demetrios, Elephant ivory, Byzantine — Icon with Saint Demetrios
Byzantine
950–1000

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

Pair of Rowel Spurs, Copper alloy, gold, textile, French — Pair of Rowel Spurs
French
ca. 1400

Pair of Rowel Spurs, Copper alloy, gold, German — Pair of Rowel Spurs
German
15th 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

Sword Pommel with the Arms of Pierre de Dreux (ca. 1187–1250), Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, Copper, gold, enamel, iron, French — Sword Pommel with the Arms of Pierre de Dreux (ca. 1187–1250), Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond
French
ca. 1240–50

Fragment of Mail, Steel, probably European — Fragment of Mail
probably European
before 1271

Sword from the Arsenal of Alexandria, Steel, wood, European — Sword from the Arsenal of Alexandria
European
before 1419

Shirt of Mail, Steel, copper alloy (latten), iron, brass, German, Nuremberg — Shirt of Mail
German, Nuremberg
15th century

Manuscript Leaf with the Crusades of St. Louis, Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment, French — Manuscript Leaf with the Crusades of St. Louis
French
ca. 1900 (first half of the 15th century style)

possibly North Italian

16th century

Armor, Steel, leather, Italian — Armor
Italian
ca. 1500–1510 and later; helmet, ca. 1480

The Cloisters Apocalypse, Tempera, gold, silver, and ink on parchment; later leather binding, French — The Cloisters Apocalypse
French
ca. 1330

Chess Piece in the Form of a Knight, Ivory (elephant), Western European, possibly England — Chess Piece in the Form of a Knight
Western European, possibly England
ca. 1350–60

Bascinet, Steel, possibly French — Bascinet
possibly French
ca. 1375–1425

The Crucifixion, Master of the Codex of Saint George Italian, Tempera on wood, gold ground, Italian — The Crucifixion
Master of the Codex of Saint George
ca. 1330–35

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

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