Fig. 193.—Genouillière and reinforcement, c. 1330. (Roy. MS. 16, G. 6.)
Genouillières were invariably of cuir-bouilli, and where illustrated in MSS. or shown in stained-glass windows are of a yellow colour. There was not much variety in form, and they generally followed the design of the coudière. A simple and very common form, dating from c. 1330, is shown in [Fig. 193], from Roy. MS. 16, G. 6.
Cuissarts.—There was seldom any special defence for the upper leg, but occasionally haut-de-chausses of studded mail are met with, especially as we approach 1350. An effigy at Tewkesbury exhibits studded cuissarts, and may be ascribed to c. 1350 ([Fig. 194]). Whether this pourpoint supplemented the chausses of banded mail or was worn in their place is a moot point.
Fig. 194.—Effigy. Tewkesbury.
