Reinforcing Bevor and Grandguard for the Joust
c. 1560
- Medium
- Steel
- Classification
- Armor
- Dimensions
- H. 62.2 cm (24 1/2 in.) Weight: Buffe: 2 lbs. 15 oz. Targe: 5 lbs. 10 oz.
- Culture
- Augsburg
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Applied Arts of Europe
- Credit line
- George F. Harding Collection
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
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About this work
By the sixteenth century, armorers devised this steel reinforcement as replacement for wooden shields or targes used in the joust. The lower section, known as a grandguard, was bolted down firmly over the left side of the breastplate. These served as targets and were often fitted with a trellis pattern to grapple the lance head after impact. The helmet was bolted to the upper section (bevor) for added thickness and protection, replacing the heavy jousting helm of the past.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
