In the preceding chapter we noticed the method of attaching the camail to the bascinet. |
Beneath all this, he wore a coif of mail, which was more close fitting than the camail and was held in place by means of a leather strap around his temples. |
The basinets were formed into a sharp point, with a camail attached. |
The thin plate which covered the edge of the camail is perforated with trefoil decoration. |
The jupon was a garment which covered the body from the camail to just above the knees. |
By the middle of the century the crowns had been lowered, the skull piece extended to cover the sides and back of the head, and the camail added. |