Cuirass - Wikipedia The use of the term cuirass generally refers to both the breastplate and the backplate pieces; whereas a breastplate protects only the front, a cuirass protects both the front and the back of the wearer
Cuirass | Medieval, Plate Mail, Breastplate | Britannica Cuirass, body armour that protects the torso of the wearer above the waist or hips Originally it was a thick leather garment covering the body from neck to waist, consisting of a breastplate and a backpiece fastened together with straps and buckles and a gorget, a collar protecting the throat
Cuirass - Italian or Flemish - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Overview Provenance Title: Cuirass Date: ca 1510–15 Culture: Italian or Flemish Medium: Steel Dimensions: H of breastplate 19 1 2 in (49 53 cm); W of breastplate 14 3 4 in (37 47 cm); H of backplate 20 in (50 8 cm); W of backplate 15 1 2 in (39 37 cm) Classification: Armor Parts-Cuirasses Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1953 Object Number
Tutankhamun’s Cuirass - Egypt Museum What is a Cuirass? The word cuirass (from the Old French cuirasse, itself from cuir, meaning “leather”) originally described a defensive garment made of hide or leather, later of metal plates, designed to protect the torso
Evolution of Armor Throughout The Ages - World History Encyclopedia A Greek "bell cuirass" from the Archaic Period, made between the 7th and 6th century BCE This cuirass was developed on the Greek mainland and predated the more recognizable "muscle cuirass" whose design imitated a male torso
Cuirass - Encyclopedia CUIRASS (Fr cuirasse, Lat coriaceus, made of leather, from corium, the original breastplate being of leather), the plate armour, whether formed of a single piece of metal or other rigid material or composed of two or more pieces, which covers the front of the wearer's person
Engineering:Cuirass - HandWiki A cuirass (; French: cuirasse, Latin: coriaceus) is a piece of armour that covers the torso, formed of one or more pieces of metal or other rigid material The word probably originates from the original material, leather, from the French cuirace and Latin word coriacea