Tassettes
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Tassettes, tassets |
| Use: | armor |
| Working time: | 15th century to about 18th century |
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Europe , armory |
| Distribution: | Europe |
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The tassettes also leg pockets , ( French ) Tuiles , ( Italian ) Fiancali or Scarselloni are thigh protectors on historical European armor .
description
The cassettes are made of steel . Usually they are designed in a square, rectangular or rounded shape. They are available in different versions, which, depending on the shape, are also named and classified differently:
- Tassettes , leg pockets : Reach from the lower end of the breastplate to around the middle of the thigh. As a rule, they consist of a plate per leg, which consist of one piece or individual steel strips and are movably connected to one another with leather straps and rivets . The underside is often padded with fabric. They can be found on almost all European types of harness.
- Laps : Reach from the bottom of the breastplate to just below the knees. They can consist of individual plates or be connected by an intermediate piece. They then resemble a kind of apron . The upper part runs from side to side of the body to just below the genitals . There the tassettes are connected to one another by leather straps or rivets. The long laps are often fixed with leather straps below the knees or also around the thighs. They can often be found on equestrian armor.
- Front apron : Reach from the lower edge of the breastplate to about half of the thigh. The structure is similar to the lap, but they are shorter. They are attached to the breastplate so that they stand slightly forward. This was done to increase the comfort of the wearer on the horse. The protrusion gave the thigh more freedom of movement. This type of armor is found on equestrian armor.
literature
- Wendelin Boeheim : Handbook of the armory. The weapon system in its historical development from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century (= Seemanns Kunstgewerbliche Handbücher. Vol. 7, ZDB -ID 53757-3 ). Seemann, Leipzig 1890, pp. 86-100 (reprint. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ).
- Stephen N. Fliegel: Arms & Armor. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Revised edition. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland OH 2007, ISBN 978-0-940717-92-3 .
- Guy Francis Laking: Catalog of the European Armor and Arms in the Wallace Collection at Hertford House. Under the Authority of the Trustees. 4th edition. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1910 (Reprinted. Elibron Classics, New York NY 2002, ISBN 1-4021-6003-8 ).
Web links
Commons : Tassettes - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an Introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , p. 606.