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- Pteruges (also spelled pteryges; from Ancient Gr**** πτέρυγες (ptéruges) 'feathers') are strip-like defences for the upper parts of limbs attached to armor...
- armour styles had unique modifications, a row of pteruges was added to the sleeves, a double row of pteruges was added to the skirt and a heavily padded vestment...
- such as the Barberini Ivory, Roman officers wore single spaulders with pteruges attached to protect their upper arms and shoulders. The use of spaulders...
- armour) Lorica squamata (scale armour) Lorica musculata (muscle armour) Pteruges, perhaps mostly for senior ranks, formed a defensive skirt of leather or...
- cuir****es, as in the days of the prin****te, together with traditional pteruges. Lorica segmentata was a type of body armour primarily used in the early...
- and may have been molded leather as well as metal, with fringed leather (pteruges) at the armholes and lower edge. The muscle cuir**** is one of the elements...
- around the wearer and covering the chest from the waist up, and a row of pteruges or flaps around the bottom which cover the belly and hips. Vase paintings...
- (joint legionary commander), the officer wears a decorated bronze cuir****, pteruges, mantle, and Attic-style helmet with horsehair plume. The sash around his...
- shows mine workers wearing a tunic and an apron of leather “feathers” (pteruges). Columella recommended weather-resistant clothing of leather, patchwork...
- ****ociated costume. Armour Cuir**** Muscle cuir**** Lance rest Linothorax Pteruges Walker, Paul F (2013). The history of armour 1100–1700. Crowood press....