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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.
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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.
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]
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.
Jack of plate, English or Scottish, c1590 Jack of plate, English, c1580-90. A jack of plate is a type of armour made up of small iron plates sewn between layers of felt and canvas.
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Plackart covering most of a cuirass breastplate. A plackart (also spelt placcard, planckart or placcate) [1] is a piece of medieval and Renaissance era armour, initially covering the lower half of the front torso. It was a plate reinforcement that composed the bottom part of the front of a medieval breastplate. [2]