EditorialThe Australian runner Olli Hoare laces up before running sprints at a training session for the Wanamaker Mile, at the Armory in New York, Feb. 10, 2023. (Anna Watts/The New York Times)
EditorialShaffron (Horse's Head Defense), 15th?17th century, Tibetan or Mongolian, Iron, leather, brass or copper alloy, H. 21 in. (53.3 cm); W. 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 13.2 oz. (3095.8 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, This shaffron is an excellent e...
EditorialFlorentine gentleman in military costume, 15th century. He wears a steel helmet with vizor and gold crest, suit of steel armour with red laces, red shoes and steel spurs. Horse harness in bleached leather. From a painting in the Florentine school of th...