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Effigy of Ulrich Landschaden, Heidelberg, 1369

Effigy of Ulrich Landschaden, Heidelberg, 1369. Knight in suit of chainmail with tight cote-hardie or jupon, moveable nasal bascinet, gauntlets, knee armour and chest chain. Shown with sword, shield decorated with harp, large helm with crest. From the Evangelische Kirche, Neckarsteinach, Hesse, Germany. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Thomas Anthony Day and J.H. Dines Illustrations of Mediaeval Costume in England collected from manuscripts in the British Museum, Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, Bosworth, London, 1853. Date:

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Knight of the Order of the Knot, 14th century

Knight of the Order of the Knot, 14th century. . Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries, Levy Fils, Paris, 1860

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Flight Sub-Lieutenant R.A.J. Warneford, R.N., 1915

Portrait of Flight Sub-Lieutenant Warneford of the Royal Navy Air Service. Warneford became the first airman to destroy a Zeppelin in the air, by dropping bombs on LZ-37 over Bruges on the 7th June 1915, an act for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Warneford is pictured wearing his flying gear - helmet, goggles, jacket and gauntlets

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