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French fashion, but possibly of North Italian make, about 1480. No. 76, Wallace Collection

French fashion, but possibly of North Italian make, about 1480. The Arsenal, Venice

découvert." In other words he removed the visor from his bascinet. In his famous fight with the Scottish knight, James Douglas, his face was exposed, while the Scot, "combattoit en bassinet la visière fermée." In almost his next fight we read of Jacques de Lalain encountering the same Douglas, but wearing "une petite sallade de guerre toute ronde et avoit le visage et le col tout découvert." It is Olivier de la Marche who in