![]() ![]() Some shields, such as that of Edward, the Black Prince from his tomb in Canterbury Cathedral, incorporated additional layers of gesso, canvas, and/or parchment. ![]() However, they were often also made of wood braced with metals such as steel or iron. Heater shields were typically made from thin wood overlaid with leather. As plate armour began to cover more and more of the body, the shield grew correspondingly smaller, until by the mid 14th century, it was hardly seen at all outside of tournaments. From the 15th century, it evolved into highly specialized jousting shields, often containing a bouche, a notch or "mouth" for the lance to pass through. Smaller than the kite shield, it was more manageable and could be used either mounted or on foot. Examples are depicted in the great seal of Richard I and John. ![]() The term is a neologism, created by Victorian antiquarians due to the shape's resemblance to a clothes iron. The heater shield or heater-shaped shield is a form of European medieval shield, developing from the early medieval kite shield in the late 12th century in response to the declining importance of the shield in combat thanks to improvements in leg armour. Hyghalmen Roll, Germany, late 15th century Heraldic roll of arms displaying heater-shaped heraldic shields or escutcheons. ![]()
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