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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...
- 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...
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- (joint
legionary commander), the
officer wears a
decorated bronze cuir****,
pteruges, mantle, and Attic-style
helmet with
horsehair plume. The sash
around his...
- ****ociated costume.
Armour Cuir****
Muscle cuir****
Lance rest
Linothorax Pteruges Walker, Paul F (2013). The
history of
armour 1100–1700.
Crowood press....
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rings in the armor. It was cut like a Gr**** cuir**** made of linen.
Leather pteruges were
underneath the armor. The
lorica hamata contained flaps that ran from...
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suggests that the
linothorax as a
whole was very
stiff and inflexible.
Pteruges,
strips of
linen or leather,
protected the
upper arms and hips of the wearer...
