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Brigandines

Scope note

Armored sleeveless jackets used by infantry from the mid-14th century to the beginning of the 17th century, consisting of small rectangular metal plates, overlapping in vertical strips, mounted on a fabric or hide support in parallel rows, the whole being sewn to a quilted jacket which gave the garments their final shape. TARA

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000204231

Broader Terms used

<body armor: torso>

Equivalent Terms used

brigandine

Created

13yrs ago

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