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  2. Gambeson - Wikipedia

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    Sultanate of Bagirmi horseman in full padded armour suit, 1901. Linothorax was a type of armour similar to gambeson, used by ancient Greeks. Meanwhile, the Mesoamericans were known to have used a kind of quilted textile armour called ichcahuipilli before the arrival of the conquistadors, who loaned this word as Spanish: escaupil.

  3. List of medieval armour components - Wikipedia

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    Forearm guard. May be solid metal or splints of metal attached to a leather backing. Bracers made of leather were most commonly worn by archers to protect against snapping bowstrings. Developed in antiquity but named in the 14th century. 'Vambrace' may also sometimes refer to parts of armour that together cover the lower and upper arms. Gauntlet

  4. Boiled leather - Wikipedia

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    Case for a book, with fittings for a carrying-cord, 15th century. The coat of arms (on the other side) suggests it was made for a bishop. Boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation, cuir bouilli (French: [kɥiʁ buji]), was a historical material common in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period and used for various purposes.

  5. HBO's 'Ren Faire' Is a Wild, Must-Watch Docuseries - AOL

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    Only in Ren Faire could a long-haired, leather-clad energy drink addict who likes to make up kettle-corn-themed parodies of pop songs play the role of the corporate interloper. A more traditional ...

  6. Arming point - Wikipedia

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    Arming points are reinforced sections of a gambeson or arming doublet where pieces of body armor were laced on. [1] Illustration of arming points and tresses on a doublet. During the Medieval and Renaissance periods of European history, arming points allowed heavy armor to be fastened securely to a cloth undergarment via cloth or leather laces. [2]

  7. In HBO's rewarding new docuseries, a power struggle at a ...

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    Lance Oppenheim's 'Ren Faire,' premiering Sunday on HBO, depicts the mercurial king of the Texas Renaissance Festival and the fight to succeed him. In HBO's rewarding new docuseries, a power ...

  8. Buff coat - Wikipedia

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    The buff coat was worn as European military attire from around 1600 through to the 1680s. [3] The origin of the term 'buff' in relation to the coat refers to leather obtained from the "European buffalo" (available sources do not specify what species this term means, but it most probably refers to the wisent), which also gave rise to the term buff for its light tan colour.

  9. Jerkin - Wikipedia

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    Robert Dudley in a slashed, probably leather, jerkin of the 1560s. A jerkin is a man's short close-fitting jacket, made usually of light-coloured leather, and often without sleeves, worn over the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries.