1902, Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, Proceedings, page 155:
The body armor consisted of the plastron and dossière (breast and backplates), strapped together at the sides; the lower [...] The shoulders were protected by the spallières, the elbows by the garde-bras, and the forearms by the ...
1923, American Art Association, Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Arms and Armor, Stained Glass, Coffrets and Furniture: Authentic Specimens, in Nearly All Instances European : to be Sold ... at the American Art Galleries ..
Arm defenses of spallières type, having wide margined elbow-cops which nearly surround the elbow and are attached to upper and lower arm defenses by means of straps. Gauntlets, with broad facetted surfaces, corresponding with ...
