Meaning of passe-garde | Babel Free

Definitions

Saillie des épaulières, disposée de manière à former une sorte de colleret, garde-collet ; se trouve dans les armures de la fin du XVᵉ siècle et du commencement du XVIᵉ.

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“A brass of a knight of the Cuttes family in Arkesdon church, Essex (1410), is a good example of what may be termed the development of épaulières into pauldrons. Passe-gardes, generally applied to 'Maximilian' armour, are really to be found occasionally much earlier, as an example in Southerly church (1479) shows. The Beauchamp brass figure⟳ at Warwick (1439) shows the passe-garde, but the general character of the armor indicates a later date⟳ of make⟳.”

“In this ridging for neck defence occurred the first idea of passe-gardes or pike-guards, an innovation which in different forms was in vogue during the […] […] The pauldron and its passe-garde or pike-guard is well shown upon a suit⟳ of […]”

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