Stothard, Charles Alfred; Kempe, Alfred John: The monumental effigies of Great Britain: selected from our cathedrals and churches ; for the purpose of bringing together, and preserving correct representations of the best historical illustrations extant, from the Norman conquest to the reign of Henry the Eight (London, 1817)

forming a sort of glove; and it may be here remarked that the most ancient gloves
had not Ungers.^ He wears a long surcoat over his armour; a broad belt, and a very
broad-belted sword dependant from the side; a long kite-shaped shield, covered
with fretwork. His right arm is crossed upon his breast. The bearing of Magnaville
was quarterly, Or and Gules. Dugdale says this Geoffrey added a carbuncle to his arms.
One, indeed, appears on the shield of the edigy; but at this early period it seems very
doubtful that it is really an heraldic distinction. On his legs are chausses, or stockings
of mail, and the straps, and heel portion of the pryck-spurs attached to them, remain.
The style of the dgure has an expression of martial grandeur.
Details. The chapeiie de fer, mails of the hauberk covering the neck.
* I have somewhere seen gloves with ymgers forbidden to be worn by the members of an ecclesiastical
order, as being a luxury.