CHAPTER VI. =HELM, CREST AND MANTLING= 117

The Helm--Its Structure--Ceremonial Use--Development as Armour--Helmets and their Mechanism--Tourney Helms--The Crest--How Made and Fixed--Examples of Actual Crests--Influence of Practical Conditions on their Pose--Difficulties in Design and How to Deal with Them--The Pose of Helmets--The Torse--Mantling--Its Evolution from Simple Drapery--Its Treatment in Relation to Shield and Crested Helm--Colour--Certain Restrictions.