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 fine proportions of the elbow-cops which, though well enveloping the elbows, are fashioned on the shell principle, and do not entirely encircle the arm. Attached to the very large tace plates, and fully overlapping them, are large and full tuilles, so shaped as to meet in front, though the arch-shaped opening is wide enough to enable the wearer comfortably to bestride a saddle. The cuisses, jambs, and sollerets are to be compared, though much inferior, to the beautiful corresponding pieces on the so-called Bayard suit in the Rotunda, Woolwich (Fig. 1034). The surface of the Von Zollern suit is brightened; but the recesses are blued and have an etched design of foliage, etc., assisted by beautiful gold plating.

Probably made for Charles de Bourbon, Constable of France. Italian (Milanese), Missaglia School, first quarter of the XVIth century Riggs Collection, Metropolitan Museum, New York

For our next illustration (Fig. 1035) we turn to the Riggs Collection,