On the cover:
Helmet of Tsarevich Ivan.
Russian, Moscow, 1557.
Damascus steel, gold damascening, chasing. Diam. 18,3 cm.
The Armoury in the Moscow Kremlin.
Photo by Nikolai Rakhmanov
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