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{{Short description|Armour piece protecting the upper arm}} |
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A '''rerebrace''' are a piece of [[plate armour]] designed to protect the upper arms (above the elbow). |
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[[File:Pauldron and Rerebrace MET LC-04 3 111-003.jpg|thumb|A rerebrace connected to a [[pauldron]] (which would cover the shoulder)]] |
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[[File:Upper Arm Defense (Rerebrace) MET 29.150.59 001august2014.jpg|thumb|Italian rerebrace, ~1440]] |
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A '''rerebrace''' (sometimes known as an '''upper cannon'''<ref> |
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{{cite book |author=David Edge |author2=John Miles Paddock |title=Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight |year=1993 |orig-date=1988 |edition=Crescent Books reprint |publisher=Crescent Books |location=New York City |isbn=0-517-10319-2 |pages=79–80}} |
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</ref>) is a piece of armour designed to protect the upper arms (above the elbow). Splint rerebraces were a feature of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] armour in the Early Medieval period. The rerebrace seems to have re-emerged in England, in the early 14th century.<ref>{{cite book |author=George Cameron Stone |title=[[A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times]] |year=1999 |orig-date=1934 |edition=Dover |publisher=Dover Publications |location=Mineola NY |isbn=0-486-40726-8|page=526}}</ref> As part of the full [[plate armour]] of the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance the rerebrace was a tubular piece of armour between the shoulder defences ([[spaulder]] or [[pauldron]]) and the elbow protection ([[couter]]). |
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 17 December 2024
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A rerebrace (sometimes known as an upper cannon[1]) is a piece of armour designed to protect the upper arms (above the elbow). Splint rerebraces were a feature of Byzantine armour in the Early Medieval period. The rerebrace seems to have re-emerged in England, in the early 14th century.[2] As part of the full plate armour of the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance the rerebrace was a tubular piece of armour between the shoulder defences (spaulder or pauldron) and the elbow protection (couter).
References
[edit]- ^ David Edge; John Miles Paddock (1993) [1988]. Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight (Crescent Books reprint ed.). New York City: Crescent Books. pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-517-10319-2.
- ^ George Cameron Stone (1999) [1934]. A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times (Dover ed.). Mineola NY: Dover Publications. p. 526. ISBN 0-486-40726-8.
External links
[edit]- Cleveland Museum of Art glossary of arms and armor
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