Plate armor was first used in Europe during the ... in 2017 a team working with the TV program Nova created a replica of a late-16th-century breastplate and a firearm from that time.

The winning bid for a rare plate by 16th century Italian ceramicist Nicola da Urbino came in at 10 times the original estimate, during Lyon & Turnbull's auction on Wednesday Glenn Garner is a form ...