Armour with a special genital codpiece area composed of pieces from a garniture made for Emperor Maximilian II (1527–1576) at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Austria's capital Vienna. Note: This photo is from a press release. (KHM-Museumsverband/Newsflash)
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30 March 2022
Armoured knights used bizarre upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, a new exhibition of medieval clothing has revealed. And the fashion was often adopted by bold, 'gender-fluid' noblewomen to show off their power, the display at the Art History Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum) in...