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Source Description
A bevor is a piece of plate armor that is intended to protect the chin and upper throat. It normally supplemented an open helmet like the sallet. Gothic plate armor achieves its beauty not by surface decoration by the simple elegance of its line, seemingly inspired by contemporary gothic architecture, from which it gets its name.
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Document identity
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96206
label
Gothic Bevor
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Source metadata
id
96206
contentType
object
title
Gothic Bevor
description
A bevor is a piece of plate armor that is intended to protect the chin and upper throat. It normally supplemented an open helmet like the sallet. Gothic plate armor achieves its beauty not by surface decoration by the simple elegance of its line, seemingly inspired by contemporary gothic architecture, from which it gets its name.
date
c. 1480
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60761576
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 27.4 x 16.3 cm (10 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
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Spain (Hispano-Flemish), 15th century
accession
1916.192
Source extras
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steel
tombstone
Gothic Bevor, c. 1480. Spain (Hispano-Flemish), 15th century. Steel; overall: 27.4 x 16.3 cm (10 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1920
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
A mark showing a square with a dot at the center is on the inside of this helmet; so far it is unidentified.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour.</em> Vol. 1, <em>14th & 15th centuries. </em>[Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: No. 24 [22]
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 67, C19
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. A<em>rms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
cat. no. 8, p. 182
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 36, p. 164
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:10:51.020000
sourceId
96206
dept
Medieval Art
coll
MED - Arms & Armor
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steel
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0
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photo
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