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Arek Przybylok




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PostPosted: Thu 01 Dec, 2011 3:14 am    Post subject: only one leg armour         Reply with quote

I looking for images with single leg armor of the fifteenth-sixteenth century.
Please help
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Michal Plezia
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PostPosted: Thu 01 Dec, 2011 3:32 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

La battaglia di San Romano di Paolo Uccello

http://psichirollo.files.wordpress.com/2011/0...battle.jpg

I think the soldier with the shield has only one leg protected by armour.

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Arek Przybylok




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PostPosted: Thu 01 Dec, 2011 3:37 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

thank you / dziękuję Happy
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Aleksei Sosnovski





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PostPosted: Fri 02 Dec, 2011 12:21 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I find this painting super interesting. Not only does this guy seem to have armor on only one leg, but he also has a greave that doesn't cover the back of the leg (was it called shinbald? Don't remember, but there was a special name for this type of armor). Also this guy's armor is somewhat darker that knights' armor (there is also one knight in the background, only helmet visible, whose armor is darker than that of warriors next to him). Maybe it was just painted so, but it may also indicate blackened armor.
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Mike Zielinski




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PostPosted: Fri 02 Dec, 2011 11:07 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Huge thanks (wielkie dzieki) Michal Big Grin especially I was looking something about foot soldier in italian style using leg armour with only front of graves.

Cheers,
Mike form Poland
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Oleg Naumov




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PostPosted: Fri 02 Dec, 2011 11:44 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

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especially I was looking something about foot soldier in italian style using leg armour with only front of graves.

Hi,

Check that Russian site. There are eighteen pages of pictures with the Italian infantrymen of 15 century.

Here, in post #70, you can see the high resolution fragment of the Paolo Ucelo “Battle of San Romano” and the Garry Embleton reconstruction after that painting.
http://www.tforum.info/forum/index.php?showtopic=31095&st=60

Here, in post #259, you will find at least four sources on the leg armor protecting only the frontal part of the legs.
http://www.tforum.info/forum/index.php?showtopic=31095&st=240
Enjoy. Sincerely,
Oleg
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Arek Przybylok




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PostPosted: Fri 02 Dec, 2011 12:07 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

спасибо Happy
In Poland we have documents from the fifteenth century. Many soldiers wore one "schynka". This word is meant to leg armor. So I'm looking for images Happy
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Mike Zielinski




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PostPosted: Sat 03 Dec, 2011 4:59 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Oleg, thank you very much Happy

Cheers,
Mike from Poland
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