English: Horses also needed protection from the enemy's weapons. By the mid-1400s, armorers had devised a near-complete set of armor to protect the steed in battle. Together these formed a bard. The head was covered by a shaffron (from chanfrein, French for the part of a horse's head from the ears to the nostrils). Attached side plates covered the horse's cheeks. The neck was covered by a crinet, the sides by flanchards, and the hindquarters by a crupper. The peytral covered the front of the horse's chest and sides around to the saddle. The legs were left free for easy movement.
日付
1500年と1550年の間
date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
技法
steel, iron, leather, (copper alloy in modern restored areas)
== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Walters Art Museum artwork |artist = Italian |title = ''Chamfron'' |description = {{en|Horses also needed protection from the enemy's weapons. By the mid-1400s, armorers had devised a near-complete se...