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Desktop Wallpaper
Armour of Charles V, circa 1525

Description
This desktop wallpaper features the armour of Charles V, attributed to Kolman Helmschmid (1470/71-1532). It is generally referred to as the armour de bordes adiamantados (with diamond-studded borders) in reference to its most obvious decorative feature.

The neck-guard (haute-piece) of the original harness features the letters "KD", most likely referring to Karolus Divus (the Devine Charles). This image replaces the original mark with the myArmoury.com letter "A" insignia.

Image Downloads
Three different sizes of the wallpaper are provided. Please choose the file that corresponds to your desktop resolution:

Low:	800x600  (105k)
Medium:	1024x768  (166k)
High:	1280x1024  (271k)

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