Buckler Collection (#4)

France: A Boys Residential School: Games with projectiles and shield in the school yard, 1900
LUX4808660 France: A Boys Residential School: Games with projectiles and shield in the school yard, 1900; (add.info.: France: A Boys Residential School)

Costume of a Saxon chef, with in the background a saxon boat with square sail - Forte Water by Robert Havell (1793-1878)
FLO4608381 Costume of a Saxon chef, with in the background a saxon boat with square sail - Forte Water by Robert Havell (1793-1878) from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859)

Battle costume of the natives of Dalagoa Bay (Maputo Bay), Mozambique. They wear reed helmets decorated with beads
FLO4620253 Battle costume of the natives of Dalagoa Bay (Maputo Bay), Mozambique. They wear reed helmets decorated with beads, cane armour at the neck, wrist and waist

Abyssinian infantry with spear and shield, and Abyssinian cavalry with lance
FLO4619825 Abyssinian infantry with spear and shield, and Abyssinian cavalry with lance. In victory they were known to cut off the manhood of their vanquished enemies

Warriors of Ombay, Molucca Archipelago, INDONESIA. Engraving 1834
JAB4121267 Warriors of Ombay, Molucca Archipelago, INDONESIA. Engraving 1834; (add.info.: Warriors of Ombay, Molucca Archipelago, INDONESIA. Engraving 1834); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Letter Q: Don Quixote (Quijote), beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204142 Letter Q: Don Quixote (Quijote), beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary). Series number 4 in Albums-chromo on canvas

A procession with riders mounted on a unicorn, a goat and a horse wearing heraldic colours
FLO4703288 A procession with riders mounted on a unicorn, a goat and a horse wearing heraldic colours. The male and female riders hold lances with banners

Nobleman of England with unusual spiked shield, 1577. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's
FLO4706465 Nobleman of England with unusual spiked shield, 1577. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

Norman infantry: infantry with spear and shield, saddler and two crossbaletriers carrying armor or chest
FLO4708168 Norman infantry: infantry with spear and shield, saddler and two crossbaletriers carrying armor or chest. Hand-coloured copper engraving

Norman soldiers: archer with chest, bow and arrow, infantryman with spear
FLO4708158 Norman soldiers: archer with chest, bow and arrow, infantryman with spear, shield and armor and infantryman in mesh armor, helm and especially military

Two Anglo Saxon soldiers in armor, late 9th and 10th century. One weapon with a long spear and wearing a blue cape
FLO4707494 Two Anglo Saxon soldiers in armor, late 9th and 10th century. One weapon with a long spear and wearing a blue cape and a brown tunic

First officer of the Royal Guard (41), rider with a spear (42) and Anglo-Saxon infantryman with a spear and a shield
FLO4707340 First officer of the Royal Guard (41), rider with a spear (42) and Anglo-Saxon infantryman with a spear and a shield (43)

Three Norman cavalry soldiers, wearing armor of stitches and their helm, with spear and sword
FLO4707931 Three Norman cavalry soldiers, wearing armor of stitches and their helm, with spear and sword. Copper engraving hand-coloured

Roman cavalry with javelin (verutum) and a Roman soldier on the march with his pack
FLO4704672 Roman cavalry with javelin (verutum) and a Roman soldier on the march with his pack, sword (gladius) and shield (scutum)

Roman soldiers with shields, swords, helmets. The one on the right wears a scale armour shirt (lorica squamata)
FLO4704643 Roman soldiers with shields, swords, helmets. The one on the right wears a scale armour shirt (lorica squamata) and carries a javelin (verutum)

King Pyrrhus in Greek armour and a Greek warrior with chariot, harness and lance
FLO4703811 King Pyrrhus in Greek armour and a Greek warrior with chariot, harness and lance. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes

A king and his mac-bearer, 1310. The king in plate armour with ailettes, surcoat, crown, sword and shield
FLO4678371 A king and his mac-bearer, 1310. The king in plate armour with ailettes, surcoat, crown, sword and shield. His mac-bearer in chainmail armour, with studded cloth gauntlet

English gentleman, 1590. Sword-and-buckler man of Shakespeare's time. He wears a doublet, breeches and hose
FLO4678281 English gentleman, 1590. Sword-and-buckler man of Shakespeare's time. He wears a doublet, breeches and hose, and carries a sword and buckler with central spike

Apollo winner of the snake Python (Detail) (1850 - 1851). Painting by Eugene Delacroix (1798 - 1863)
ETI4397492 Apollo winner of the snake Python (Detail) (1850 - 1851). Painting by Eugene Delacroix (1798 - 1863). Ceiling of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris.; (add.info)

Britannia, emblematic figure, 19th century. Woman in Roman centurion helmet, tunic and cape
FLO4655910 Britannia, emblematic figure, 19th century. Woman in Roman centurion helmet, tunic and cape, holding a shield and trident, with lion behind her

Revolt of 1173-1174 of the sons of Henry II of England: " William I of Scotland says the lion captured at
ELD4875100 Revolt of 1173-1174 of the sons of Henry II of England: " William I of Scotland says the lion captured at the Battle of Alnwick in 1174

Antiquity, Roman Empire: Roman soldiers stormed a Dace fortress. Scene of battle between a Roman legion and barbarians
NWI4858617 Antiquity, Roman Empire: Roman soldiers stormed a Dace fortress. Scene of battle between a Roman legion and barbarians

Eusthenes ou Hercules d'Este (Hercules de Ferrara, Ercole di Ferrara, 1431-1505)
JEB4934390 Eusthenes ou Hercules d'Este (Hercules de Ferrara, Ercole di Ferrara, 1431-1505) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Three warriors with spades, naked body, covered with star paint and animals (flowers for women)
FLO4707989 Three warriors with spades, naked body, covered with star paint and animals (flowers for women). They carry spears with rounded ends, like the Britons

Fresco of the Ferrande Tower in Pernes-les-Fontaines (Pernes les Fontaines)
ETI4397636 Fresco of the Ferrande Tower in Pernes-les-Fontaines (Pernes les Fontaines, Vaucluse (84)) from the 13th century

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902714 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Patriotic map showing France claiming guns and ammunition behind an accumulation of weapons, 1914
LUX4743684 Patriotic map showing France claiming guns and ammunition behind an accumulation of weapons, 1914; (add.info.: Patriotic map showing France claiming guns)

Ancient Greece: the capture of Helene, Queen of Sparta by the Trojan Prince Paris, at the origin of the Trojan War
NWI4856348 Ancient Greece: the capture of Helene, Queen of Sparta by the Trojan Prince Paris, at the origin of the Trojan War, in the stories of Homere. Reproduction of the pattern of a painted vase

Costume of the Heruli (7), a people from the north established to the west of the Danube
FLO4707655 Costume of the Heruli (7), a people from the north established to the west of the Danube and having founded an empire destroyed by the Lombards

The Prince of Novgorod Oleg, known as the Wise (regne 879-612) nailed his shield to the gate of Constantinople (Turkey)
NWI4945664 The Prince of Novgorod Oleg, known as the Wise (regne 879-612) nailed his shield to the gate of Constantinople (Turkey)

Portrait of a Gallic warrior with ax, sword and shield Engraving from "History-Populaire-de-France" by
ELD4843830 Portrait of a Gallic warrior with ax, sword and shield Engraving from "History-Populaire-de-France" by Lahure

Roman legionaries attacking an enemy fort in the testudo (tortoise) formation
FLO4704727 Roman legionaries attacking an enemy fort in the testudo (tortoise) formation, with their scuta (shields) over their heads

Gauls riding under the domination of the Roman Empire. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4857661 Gauls riding under the domination of the Roman Empire. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Gauls riding under the domination of the Roman Empire)

Apollo winner of the snake Python (Detail) (1850 - 1851). Painting by Eugene Delacroix (1798 - 1863)
ETI4397490 Apollo winner of the snake Python (Detail) (1850 - 1851). Painting by Eugene Delacroix (1798 - 1863). Ceiling of the Galerie d'Apollon at the Musee du Louvre in Paris.; (add.info)

Roman soldiers in different types of armour and battledress, with scale armour (lorica squamata), shield (scutum)
FLO4704598 Roman soldiers in different types of armour and battledress, with scale armour (lorica squamata), shield (scutum), leather armour, helmet, lance and war cloak (chlamis)

SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. Monastery of San Bernardo de Valbuena
CUL4847060 SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. Monastery of San Bernardo de Valbuena. Castilian army, group of Christian soldiers riding horses. 14th c

Knights of the Knights of the Knights of the Knights of the Crusades. Middle Ages. Old engraving, colour setting
NWI4957616 Knights of the Knights of the Knights of the Knights of the Crusades. Middle Ages. Old engraving, colour setting.; (add.info)

Exploring the Underwater World (Underwater): Underwater Diver and Man in Armor, France, 1532
NWI4954001 Exploring the Underwater World (Underwater): Underwater Diver and Man in Armor, France, 1532. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Exploring the Underwater World (Underwater)

In 479 BC, the Greeks led by the Lacedemonian Pausanias and the Athenian Aristide completely defeated the Persian
NWI4858936 In 479 BC, the Greeks led by the Lacedemonian Pausanias and the Athenian Aristide completely defeated the Persian General Mardonios in the last great land battle of the Medic Wars

West view of St Lukes Church, Chelsea, London, 1847

Illustration for "Alphabet of good examples", c.1890 (engraving)
DUV4211970 Illustration for "Alphabet of good examples", c.1890 (engraving) by Gray, Henri (Boulanger) (1858-1924); 18.5x16.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait in foot of Charles V (1500-1558) King of Spain
JLJ4612967 Portrait in foot of Charles V (1500-1558) King of Spain, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Germanic. Detail. Painting of the Flemish school, 17th century. Oil on canvas. Dim: 2.4 x 0.9m

Duel between Francois de Vivonne de la Chataigneraie and Guy de Chabot
XEE4163196 Duel between Francois de Vivonne de la Chataigneraie and Guy de Chabot, Baron de Jarnac in Saint Germain en Laye, France July 10

Illustration by Albert Robida (1848-1926) in Histoire de France tintamarresque, ca. 1880 - History, Dance
ICA4934907 Illustration by Albert Robida (1848-1926) in Histoire de France tintamarresque, ca. 1880 - History, Dance by Robida

Franc and Sicamber warriors around the year 254. The Sicambres were a Germanic people south of the Lippe
PCT4264725 Franc and Sicamber warriors around the year 254. The Sicambres were a Germanic people south of the Lippe, subordinated by the Romans in the 8th century

Emperor Charlemagne, bearing the emblems of power, rides at the head of his troops soldiers in armor
PCT4264683 Emperor Charlemagne, bearing the emblems of power, rides at the head of his troops soldiers in armor. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866)

Warriors Caffres Zoulous, South Africa, 1885 (engraving)
JAB4121274 Warriors Caffres Zoulous, South Africa, 1885 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Warriors Caffres Zoulous, South Africa. Engraving 1885); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Hernan Cortes meeting Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (print)
FLO4622025 Hernan Cortes meeting Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (print) by Gallina, Gallo (1796-1874); (add.info.: Cortes in a suit of plate armor with cloak and sash)

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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.