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This Week's Highlights: November 29–December 1

Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The Met Around the World

Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, by Thomas P Campbell

Today we launch a new section of the Met's website: The Met Around the World.

Fellows Series: The Etched Decoration of German Renaissance Armor

Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011, by Stefan Krause

Armor made from steel plates that covered almost the entire body was developed around the late fourteenth century in Northern Italy, and spread north of the Alps soon after. Most early examples were plain, but by the middle of the fifteenth century armorers began to emboss surfaces with ridges and grooves and add gilt copper-alloy applications, transferring current tastes in civilian fashion to create sumptuous garments of steel.