Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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What is up with the extra goofy/fanciful armor designs you see in many manuscripts of the Late Middle Ages? (I’ll tell you what it’s not: “Burgundian style.” 🤦‍♀️)

Let’s learn how to interpret historical artwork in its original context to read symbols that would have been instantly recognizable to their contemporary audience.

#armor #history #renaissance