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Wie der juung Weyss Kunig, gar künstlichen was, in der Platnerey, und Harnischmaistercy

Taken from the Weiss Kunig

CHAPTER XXIV

THE MAXIMILIAN SCHOOL

SUITS WITH THE UNCHANNELLED SURFACE

Turning from those suits preserved in the Tower—which, on account of their historical interest, we have refrained from describing under this particular heading to which they really belong—we will endeavour now to follow more closely the general evolution of the styles that so quickly made their successive appearances throughout the XVIth century. There is but one way in which we can simplify our explanation of the intricate and quick evolution of XVIth century arms and armour, and that is by simply dividing them into the three or four styles, and by dealing with each on as broad lines as possible. We have now, however, another difficult factor to reckon with, a factor which more than ever complicates our subject—that of the fashion of the civil dress of the