All White Type

Japanese: オール・ホワイト型 - おーるほわいとがた
All White Type

…If a man fell off his horse, his heavy armor prevented him from moving freely, so even infantrymen could shoot him to death or capture him with heavy spears with relative ease. The surface of the steel armor was usually polished smooth so that it would shine in the light, which is why it was called the all-white type (Arne Blanc type) armor, but from the end of the 15th century onwards, armor with engraved lines, reliefs and gold and silver inlays appeared. When a technique was developed to increase the strength of the steel by making fine vertical folds without making the material thicker, this type of armor, known as the Maximilian type, became popular, especially from around 1510 to 1530. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "all-white" model is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一度落馬すれば重甲が自由な活動を妨げたので,歩兵でも比較的容易に重量のある矛で撃ち殺し,あるいは捕虜とすることができたのである。甲冑鋼材の表面は平滑に磨き上げ,光を受けて輝くように仕上げるのが普通で,そのためにオール・ホワイト型(アルネ・ブラン型)甲冑と呼ばれたが,15世紀末以降は線刻,浮彫,金銀象嵌を施したものが出現する。鋼材に縦に微細な褶曲を入れることによって,材質を厚くすることなく強度を増す技術が開発されると,特に1510年ごろから30年ごろまでマクシミリアン型甲冑と呼ばれて流行した。…

※「オール・ホワイト型」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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