Shield Gallery

Orders of Chivalry

Chain of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George 363, chain of the Order of Cyprus (Orden des Stillschweigens) 364, chain of the Order of cross of the Order of St. Blaise 365, cross of the German Order 366, shield of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary 367 and chain of the Most Noble Order of the Garter 368. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages, Chez Collignon, Metz, 1810. Date:

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Greek breastplate and weapons

Greek armour breastplate from a vase found in Nola, Naples. The gold bauble at front suggests it was for a young Roman noble. Greek shield, helmet, lance, bow and quiver from an antique basrelief. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own 100 Plates of Costumes Religious, Civil and Military of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, Franzetti, Rome, 1802. Date:

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Breastplate, shield and two-handed sword

Large breastplate or cuirass 1, shield perforated in the centre 2 and two-handed sword that all belonged to Guy, Earl of Warwick 3, Copperplate engraving by J. Hamilton from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812. Large breastplate or cuirass 1, shield perforated in the centre 2 and two-handed sword that all belonged to Guy, Earl of Warwick 3, Copperplate engraving by J. Hamilton from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812. Date:

© Florilegius/Mary Evans