Costume of a French Crusader knight, 1249. In chainmail hauberk, tunic with cross, with sword and helm. Armorial shield with cross and rampant lions. Chevalier Croise. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomtes Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.
Costume of a French Crusader knight, 1249. In chainmail hauberk, tunic with cross, with sword and helm. Armorial shield with cross and rampant lions. Chevalier Croise. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomtes Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.