English: Fig. 564. The "chapelle-de-fer," which is first mentioned in documents at the end of the twelfth century, was shaped like a flat-topped, cylindrical cap. This, however, was soon enlarged so as to cover the whole head (shown here), an opening being left for the features, which were sometimes protected by a movable "ventaille," or a visor, instead of the "nasal."
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