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Armor > Chausses

Preferred term

Chausses  

Definition

  • Leg armor made of mail, 11th-14th cs., consisting either of a strip of mail over the front of the leg laced at the back and under the sole, or a full stocking of mail laced around the leg and secured under the knee [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Chausses of mail
  • Hose of mail
  • Mail, chausses of
  • Mail, hose of

Notation

  • 113251

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-GS7CNM1H-L

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