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Three magical parchments belonging to Joseph Smith and his family have been photographed and documented by scholars. Dan Vogel notes that both 'plate' and 'breastplate' figure in Smith's early claims; Vogel further notes that one of the parchments is a lamen with gold ink ('golden plate') while another was folded and worn in a pouch over one's chest ('breastplate'). [3]
Developed in antiquity but became common in the 14th century with the reintroduction of plate armour, later sometimes two pieces overlapping for top and bottom. Whether of one piece or two, breastplate is sometimes used to literally describe the section that covers the breast. Plackart: Extra layer of plate armour initially covering the belly.
In this work, protection is asked for all 70-odd body parts by invoking the heavenly powers. The best known lorica is St. Patrick's Breastplate, which, however, has no connection to the saint. Laidcend is also known for having produced the Ecloga de Moralibus, an epitome of Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job. Ten medieval manuscripts of the ...
A breastplate or chestplate is a device worn over the torso to protect it from injury, as an item of religious significance, or as an item of status. European
Coat covered with gold-decorated scales of the pangolin. India, Rajasthan, early 19th century Dacian scale armour on Trajan's column. Scale armour is an early form of armour consisting of many individual small armour scales (plates) of various shapes attached to each other and to a backing of cloth or leather in overlapping rows. [1]
His symbol is an ornate but functional shield or breastplate. Kundo is the union of storm and metal, a loud and boisterous guardian god obsessed with building and construction. He is the sound of metal on metal, or the roar of the summer rains on the roofs of shelters, or the happy songs sung by those who build and protect.
Kasten-brust armour is widely represented by paintings and statues of the first half of the 15th century. A style featuring a sharp ridge at the apex of the breastplate first shows up in art during the first decade of the 15th century. By 1420 a more rounded shape begins to appear in art, sometimes with fluted embellishments.
After about 1340, the plates covering the chest were combined to form an early breastplate, replacing the coat of plates. [3] After 1370, the breastplate covered the entire torso. [3] Different forms of the coat of plates, known as the brigandine and jack of plates, remained in use until the late 16th century. [2]