Buckler Collection (#2)

The cavalry soldiers of Guy I, Count of Ponthieu (died 1010), shirt vetus, short panties and shoes
FLO4707707 The cavalry soldiers of Guy I, Count of Ponthieu (died 1010), shirt vetus, short panties and shoes, with sword worn on the belt and hat (89, 91, 92, 93 and 94)

Two Amazons with shields and weapons, the one below a captive in battledress
FLO4703794 Two Amazons with shields and weapons, the one below a captive in battledress. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Roma, goddess of the city of Rome, from a monument in the Capitoline Museums, Musei Capitolini
FLO4704481 Roma, goddess of the city of Rome, from a monument in the Capitoline Museums, Musei Capitolini. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Four Samnite gladiators fighting with swords (gladius), shields (scutum) greaves (ocrea) and helmets
FLO4703619 Four Samnite gladiators fighting with swords (gladius), shields (scutum) greaves (ocrea) and helmets. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical

Portrait of the maharajah of Tchri (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4985127 Portrait of the maharajah of Tchri (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portrait of the maharajah of Tchri (India)

Couple of the German nobility, in the Middle Ages. A lady and a knight, wearing armor, early 16th century
NWI4957767 Couple of the German nobility, in the Middle Ages. A lady and a knight, wearing armor, early 16th century. Old engraving, colour setting.; (add.info.: Couple of the German nobility)

A knighthood, a prince and a knight of the Order of Templars. Germany, middle ages. Old engraving, colour setting
NWI4957511 A knighthood, a prince and a knight of the Order of Templars. Germany, middle ages. Old engraving, colour setting.; (add.info.: A knighthood)

Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century - Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century
NWI4957380 Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century - Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century.; (add.info.: Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight)

Manuscript Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer. Hector meets Hecube and Andromaque (book V, v)
GIA5036612 Manuscript Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer. Hector meets Hecube and Andromaque (book V, v. 252), manuscript of the 5th century.; © Giancarlo Costa

Middle Ages knight with a stitch and riding a horse
NWI4892525 Middle Ages knight with a stitch and riding a horse.; (add.info.: Middle Ages knight with a stitch and riding a horse.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Middle Ages: Knights in Battle Armor from the time of the Norman invasions in England, 1066
NWI4891965 Middle Ages: Knights in Battle Armor from the time of the Norman invasions in England, 1066. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Middle Ages)

Indian ceremony of a tribe from the south east, involving a ritual of fire, circa 1500
NWI4894135 Indian ceremony of a tribe from the south east, involving a ritual of fire, circa 1500. In the centre of a tent village, the sorcerer poured liquid on flames

Portrait of a free soldier under the regne of Charlemagne in the 9th century
NWI4892674 Portrait of a free soldier under the regne of Charlemagne in the 9th century. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Indian of America: Aztec tiger knight in a cotton suit and a helmet made of wood after a model preserved in Spain
NWI4900171 Indian of America: Aztec tiger knight in a cotton suit and a helmet made of wood after a model preserved in Spain

Sir John Cornwall, First Baron Fanhope and Milbroke, English nobleman and soldier, 1364-1442
FLO4678472 Sir John Cornwall, First Baron Fanhope and Milbroke, English nobleman and soldier, 1364-1442. He wears a suit of plate armour, armorial tabard with a gold-crowned red lion on ermine field

Dependency has war (The bone of all the dead). In Bale's original death dance
FLO4675674 Dependency has war (The bone of all the dead). In Bale's original death dance, death appears wearing armor to mock the soldier and take him away

Anglo-Saxon warriors of the 10th century, British Isles. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4860428 Anglo-Saxon warriors of the 10th century, British Isles. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Anglo-Saxon warriors of the 10th century, British Isles)

SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. Monastery of San Bernardo de Valbuena. Group of Christian soldiers riding horses
CUL4847080 SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. Monastery of San Bernardo de Valbuena. Group of Christian soldiers riding horses. Castilian school. 14th century

Assault of a fortress by the Roman army: strategy of turtle formation and climbing ramparts with scales, Ancient Egypt
NWI4858856 Assault of a fortress by the Roman army: strategy of turtle formation and climbing ramparts with scales, Ancient Egypt

King of ancient Persia with a soldier and an archer to protect him (Darius I The Great or Cyrus II The Great)
NWI4856837 King of ancient Persia with a soldier and an archer to protect him (Darius I The Great or Cyrus II The Great). Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Representation of the constellation Orion the Hunter. She is associated in December
GIA5035876 Representation of the constellation Orion the Hunter. She is associated in December. Miniature from " Astronomica" by Biasino da Parma (Blaise de Parma) (1425-1457)

Fortress allegory. Fresco by Ferdinando Manzini (1817-1886). Collegiale San Carlo, Chapel. Modene
VEN5027786 Fortress allegory. Fresco by Ferdinando Manzini (1817-1886). Collegiale San Carlo, Chapel. Modene.; (add.info.: Fortress allegory. Fresco by Ferdinando Manzini (1817-1886)

Cup from Liria, 4th-2nd BC (ceramic)
CUL4852512 Cup from Liria, 4th-2nd BC (ceramic); (add.info.: Cup from Liria. 4th-2nd v. BC. Detail of two warriors. Iberian art. Ceramics. SPAIN. Valencia)

SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. Monastery of San Bernardo de Valbuena. Group of Christian soldiers riding horses
CUL4847109 SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. Monastery of San Bernardo de Valbuena. Group of Christian soldiers riding horses. Castilian school. 14th century

Abyssinians hunting hippopotamus with muskets and spears. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso
FLO4619840 Abyssinians hunting hippopotamus with muskets and spears. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Military costumes of the Gothic peoples of the Baltic countries, on the right a Danish warrior on the left a Sclavonian
FLO4608361 Military costumes of the Gothic peoples of the Baltic countries, on the right a Danish warrior on the left a Sclavonian (Slavon) - Forced water by Robert Havell (1793-1878)

Arms and armour of the Mamluks including armour, sabre, mace, arrow, helmet, sword, quiver, arrows, shield, musket
FLO4620299 Arms and armour of the Mamluks including armour, sabre, mace, arrow, helmet, sword, quiver, arrows, shield, musket, etc

Judith makes her choice - Characters of carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century)
JEB4939295 Judith makes her choice - Characters of carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers) (15th-17th century); (add.info)

Greek mythology: the shield of Achilles, heros of the Trojan War - Colorisee engraving 19th century - Shield of
NWI4930275 Greek mythology: the shield of Achilles, heros of the Trojan War - Colorisee engraving 19th century - Shield of Achilles

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing Joan of Arc in Combat-Ready Armor Defending the Kingdom of France, 1918
LUX4739142 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing Joan of Arc in Combat-Ready Armor Defending the Kingdom of France

Ancient Rome: Carmen Saliare of Salii, rituals involved processions in which they donned archaic armour and armour
ELD4961349 Ancient Rome: Carmen Saliare of Salii, rituals involved processions in which they donned archaic armour and armour and armour

Polynesia - New Caledonia in the middle of the 19th century: two Kanak warriors (Canaques)
PCT4264179 Polynesia - New Caledonia in the middle of the 19th century: two Kanak warriors (Canaques). Engraving from a French geography book of 1880.; (add.info)

Armour from the 11th century to the 14th century. Normans in chain-mail suits of armour
FLO4594060 Armour from the 11th century to the 14th century. Normans in chain-mail suits of armour and medieval knights in full plate armour

Invasions of the barbarians: Teuton Warriors (Germanic people) carrying their leader on a shield after a victory
NWI4858252 Invasions of the barbarians: Teuton Warriors (Germanic people) carrying their leader on a shield after a victory

Gallic family in the Middle Ages (Franc People). 19th century colour engraving
NWI4857956 Gallic family in the Middle Ages (Franc People). 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Gallic family in the Middle Ages (Franc People)

Ancient Greece: episode of the Trojan War, combat of Spartan soldiers, around the body of Patrocles
NWI4859499 Ancient Greece: episode of the Trojan War, combat of Spartan soldiers, around the body of Patrocles. In Homere's Illiade

History of Indigenous Peoples: An Indian of Canada holding a shield, a bow and arrows in a quiver, 17th century
NWI4897169 History of Indigenous Peoples: An Indian of Canada holding a shield, a bow and arrows in a quiver, 17th century

Civilization of Antiquity: Alexander The Great at the head of the Greek army built a surevevevevevee during the siege
NWI4910687 Civilization of Antiquity: Alexander The Great at the head of the Greek army built a surevevevevevee during the siege of Tyre, Lebanon, 332 BC

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900381 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Pedrarias Davila (or Pedro Arias de Avila, circa 1440-1531), Spanish explorer and colonial administrator
NWI4922561 Pedrarias Davila (or Pedro Arias de Avila, circa 1440-1531), Spanish explorer and colonial administrator, on the battlefield in South America

The Norman cavalry: a slightly weapon with a sword and a shield, the other heavily weapon with a chain armor
FLO4708149 The Norman cavalry: a slightly weapon with a sword and a shield, the other heavily weapon with a chain armor and a spear. Both of a mostly military

Soldiers hairstyle: some tied their hair behind their heads, others, the chiefs, over their skull
FLO4707624 Soldiers hairstyle: some tied their hair behind their heads, others, the chiefs, over their skull, like a feather to make themselves more terrifying (79)

Private Marcomanni (5), wearing a checkerboard tunic and his shield, he wears a crown
FLO4707509 Private Marcomanni (5), wearing a checkerboard tunic and his shield, he wears a crown, according to the practice of several ancient peoples to wear one before fighting

A vandal (Figure 3) with its helmet decors of spikes, its cape in the Roman style and its wooden shield
FLO4707350 A vandal (Figure 3) with its helmet decors of spikes, its cape in the Roman style and its wooden shield. Originally from the northern Danube, Moravia and Hungary

Two Amazon women warriors with lance, axe, shield and helmet. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von
FLO4703913 Two Amazon women warriors with lance, axe, shield and helmet. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal

Guinee Conakry weapons, spears, clubs, bow and arrows in their quiver, shield
FLO4635291 Guinee Conakry weapons, spears, clubs, bow and arrows in their quiver, shield. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

Caucasus costumes: A Circassian prince with a club and a Kabardin prince grabbing his sword and an archer
FLO4634405 Caucasus costumes: A Circassian prince with a club and a Kabardin prince grabbing his sword and an archer and a Kabardin prince

A bay branch held by a gauntlet with a sword and a shield - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637417 A bay branch held by a gauntlet with a sword and a shield - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882), based on an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard dit J.J.J.Granville (1803-1847)

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"Buckler: A Timeless Symbol of Protection and Valor" In the world of medieval archery, the name Buckler evokes images of skilled marksmanship and unwavering defense. Dockhead Folly in Bermondsey, London, witnessed countless arrows launched by courageous archers like John Chessell Buckler himself in 1820. The Knights of the Round Table knew no fear when faced with mythical creatures. Lancelot's legendary battle against a fearsome dragon showcased his prowess as he wielded his trusty buckler to ward off its fiery breath. Geoffroi V Le Bel Plantagenet left an indelible mark on history, immortalized through art at Fonthill Abbey. His portrait depicted him holding a buckler, symbolizing his noble lineage and unwavering strength. St Luke's Church in Chelsea stood tall as a testament to architectural beauty in 1847. Its west view revealed intricate details including depictions of Mars and Venus embracing under the watchful eye of a celestial buckler. Giulio Romano's ship drawings captured the essence of maritime adventure. The ship's bow adorned with shields served as both protection and intimidation on treacherous waters - an embodiment of the mighty buckler. Nature too found solace in this ancient symbol. The Broad Buckler Fern, Nephrodium spinulosum, displayed delicate fronds that resembled miniature versions of these protective shields - nature's own armor against adversity. In times long past, crusaders donned their iron helmets and chainmail armor for holy quests. Their yellow tunics emblazoned with white crosses on red fields were complemented by capes lined with ermine - all accompanied by their trusted bucklers bearing witness to their devotion. Roland le Preux was hailed as a hero in epic poems such as "La Chanson de Roland.