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by the armour in which the soldiers are dressed in 
the panel of the crucifixion. They are seen,—in 
spite of the dreadful mutilation they have suffered, 
—to have a camail round the neck, a tight-fitting 
jupon emblazoned; a horizontal studded baldric, or 
sword-belt, and pointed sollerets on the feet. The 
year 1400 will be a date, rather late perhaps than 
otherwise, for that point in the transition from mail 
to plate armour, which is indicated by these parti- 
culars. It is curious to observe that the jupon of 
one of the figures is emblazoned with scorpions: a 
device represented by ancient artists occasionally on 
the surcoats of the quaternion of soldiers who were 
present at the crucifixion, —since revived for the 
same purpose by Overbeck. 
«The above date is also confirmed by the costume 
of some of the female figures. The large Saint 
Catharine, for example, has a close-fitting surcoat, 
or bodiced gown, with an outer mantle fastened 
by a jewelled strap or band across the breast. 
[See drawing.] There is no wimple, however, nor 
head-dress, the neck being bare and the hair long 
and flowing. This dress is well known as belonging 
to the close of the 14th century—the reign of 
Richard II and Henry IV. 
“ The true date, therefore,maybe fairly concluded 
to be a little earlier than the year 1400. It may 
further be observed, that no figure in the series has 
a nimbus; and that the tracery of the niches, as 
well as the figures, was all beautifully diapered and 
coloured. Sf 
