THE HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COSTUME

ALBERT RACINET

THE CLASSIC WORK OF THE 19TH CENTURY

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EUROPE FROM BYZANTIUM TO THE 19TH CENTURY

FRANCE

16TH-CENTURY MILITARY COSTUME

Middle Register

2.1, 2 & 5 An officer, an arquebusier and a halberdier from one of the many mercenary bands employed by France.

2.3 & 4 A Swiss artilleryman and a gunner. Louis XI first realized the importance of artillery, and it played an important role in the Italian campaigns.

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