Padded armor from Morgan Bible. MEDIEVAL MARKET - SPES.
Sudanese Quilted Armour of the 19th cent.
Peter Kreglinger died 1365. He wears a quilted armour doublet, over chainmail and plate armour. With shield, great helm and lance. From his grave effigy in the Franciscan church at Rothenburg. Chromolithograph
What type of quilted armor was the most effective as a stand alone protection against medieval melee weapons (i.e. swords, axes, etc.)? - Quora