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Fig. 1029. The Emperor Maximilian at his armourer's
Wie der juung Weyss Kunig, gar künstlichen was, in der Platnerey, und Harnischmaistercy
Taken from the Weiss Kunig
CHAPTER XXIV
THE MAXIMILIAN SCHOOL
SUITS WITH THE UNCHANNELLED SURFACE
Turning from those suits preserved in the Tower—which, on
account of their historical interest, we have refrained from describing
under this particular heading to which they really belong—we
will endeavour now to follow more closely the general evolution
of the styles that so quickly made their successive appearances
throughout the XVIth century. There is but one way in which we can
simplify our explanation of the intricate and quick evolution of XVIth century
arms and armour, and that is by simply dividing them into the three or four
styles, and by dealing with each on as broad lines as possible. We have now,
however, another difficult factor to reckon with, a factor which more than
ever complicates our subject—that of the fashion of the civil dress of the
