Sleeping Guards at the Sepulchre, c.1300

Constance Cathedral


Source: p.47, The Crusades by David Nicolle.
This sculpture shows German military styles including an early coat-of-plates, the buckles of which can be seen on the lower figure's back.

A knight of c.1270 in Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath, based on the Sleeping Guards at the Sepulchre, Constance Cathedral.


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