Riddergordel St George, bruin Renaissance & Tudor kleding The front of the legs

The front of the legs is decorated with forged fleurs-de-lys and streamlined ribs running across the thighs and ending just below the knee caps (poleyns)

scale armor was used sporadically

now held in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan

26 cm en de grip is ca

Tijdens winderige dagen houdt het de kou uit je nek

Riddergordel St George, bruin Renaissance & Tudor kleding The front of the legsThis elegant medieval belt is named after Saint George (George of Lydda), a Roman officer of Greek origin who served in the Praetorian Guard for Emperor Diocletian and was executed in 303 AD for refusing to renounce his Christian faith. Canonized as a saint in 494 AD, his veneration as a Great Martyr spread throughout the Middle East and Europe over the centuries. By the time of the crusades (11th 12th c.), Saint George had become one of the most