Chapter II: Preface: ix

THE ARMOURER 1

TOOLS, APPLIANCES, ETC. 22

IRON AND STEEL 38

THE CRAFT OF THE ARMOURER 44

THE PROOF OF ARMOUR 62

THE DECORATION OF ARMOUR 73

THE CLEANING OF ARMOUR 78

THE USE OF FABRICS AND LINEN 83

THE USE OF LEATHER 96

THE WEARING OF ARMOUR 104

THE ARMOURERS’ COMPANY OF THE CITY OF LONDON 120

LISTS OF EUROPEAN ARMOURERS 126

SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF NOTABLE ARMOURERS 131

LIST OF ARMOURERS’ MARKS 147

POLYGLOT GLOSSARY OF WORDS DEALING WITH ARMOUR AND WEAPONS 153

APPENDICES

A. EXTRACT FROM THE RECORDS OF THE ARMOURERS’ COMPANY OF
LONDON, 1322 (Lib. C, fol. 33) 169

B. REGULATIONS OF THE HEAUMERS’ COMPANY, 1347 (City of
London Letter Book F, cxlii) 171