This may interest someone: the apse from the church of s. Abbondio (Assertor et Defensor incarnationis Filii Dei) in Como, Italy. The church was built (as we can see it today) in 1040, but the pictures are dated 1340-1360.

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I found the shields particularly interesting, for the forms and the clearly visibles straps pins.

Here http://www.flickriver.com/photos/renzodionigi...584588220/ you can find a complete set.

Thanks for posting these photos of the frescoes. Brilliant, and what about those weird nasals on some of the helmets?
I have been to Como but did not know about this church unfortunately. Grazie mille, Gabriele.
Neil

Very nice. That one helmet just left of center sure looks a great deal like a 15th century sallet!

Thanks for the pictures!

RPM

The level of detail in the paintings is quite useful We recently had a discussion on Armour Archive concerning the plates, and I noticed the small chains retaining the shoulder hinge pins. Even the lining holes for the bascinet are clear.

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Wow! That's really impressive detail. And many of these are in remarkably good condition, too!

The bit that draws my attention in the posted picture is the combination of short mail sleeves (over a longer-sleeved padded garment) and long mail gauntlets with what looks like drawstrings at the cuffs, although none of them are tightened so they might just be ornamental...

I don't think they're drawstrings for tightening the cuff, so much as a method to tie them together and hang them off the sword when not in use. Of course they could perform both functions.

From a pure "amateur" (it is not even my period of interest) point I appreciate this mace:

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Has anyone see one like? It's possible that is a serragente (sarge) mace, more an authority symbol than a proper weapon?
The metal is golden in color, perhaps bronze or brass?

There are some 14th century iron flanged maces of similar form here:
http://otlichnik.tripod.com/medmace3.html