text: In armour, the century saw increases in the amount of plate armour worn, and by the end of the century the full suit had been developed, although mixtures of chain mail and plate remained more common.  The visored bascinet helmet was a new development in this century.  Ordinary soldiers were lucky to have a mail hauberk, and perhaps some cuir bouilli ("boiled leather") knee or shin pieces.
  Style gallery
  Braies are worn rolled over a belt at the waist. From the miniature of Breviari d'Amour, Catalonia, c. 14th century.
  Shirt is made of rectangles with gussets at shoulder, underarm, and hem. From the Tacuinum Sanitatis, c. 14th century.
  Serving man wears a knee-length tunic with long, tight sleeves over hose.  Wears a belt with a waist-pouch or purse. His shoes are pointed. From the Luttrell Psalter, England, c. 1325–35.
  Bridegroom wears a red cotehardie, hose, and hood. Italy, 1350s.
  Man in a particolored cotehardie of reddish brown and plaid fabric. The cotehardie fits snugly and is buttoned up the front. A narrow belt is worn around the hips. Detail of the Altarpiece of St. Vincent, Catalonia, late 14th century.
  Huntsman wears side-lacing boots, late 14th century.
  Man walking in a brisk wind wears a chaperon that has been caught by a gust.  He wears a belt pouch and carries a walking stick, late 14th century. From the Tacuinum Sanitatis.