Knights of the 15th. cent. -- myArmoury.com

Herbert Schmidt · Posted: Sun 15 Apr, 2012 5:41 am Post subject: Knights of the 15th. cent.

Hello my fellow enthusiasts,

I am looking for a picture of how the typical knight looked at the beginning and the end of the 15th. cent.
The picture(s) should be clear and informative and of course absolutely correct.

Can someone help me out?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Herbert

Artis Aboltins · Posted: Sun 15 Apr, 2012 5:56 am Post subject:

That question would require a clarification - which area of Europe you are interesed in? There are a lot of regional variations.

Herbert Schmidt · Posted: Sun 15 Apr, 2012 7:40 am Post subject:

You are absolutely right! Central Europe - emphasis on the east of France and Southern Germany.

Thanks for your help.

Herbert

Bartek Strojek · Posted: Sun 15 Apr, 2012 8:21 am Post subject:

Some quick ones:

Those are large, so links only:

http://forsal.pl/grafika/436106,44559,sprawdz...aldem.html

http://imageshack.us/f/83/grunwald11dv8.jpg/

If someone sees something those Gents had potentially screwed, inform, obviously. ;-)

EDIT: All of those show early 15th, naturally.

Paul Hansen · Posted: Sun 15 Apr, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject:

I take it you know these two from Durer, but I'll post them anyway:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UJL9e6-K0XU/TlobZWv...+devil.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1f8qaegCiyU/S9Q8lqt...r_1495.jpg

Jojo Zerach · Posted: Sun 15 Apr, 2012 8:59 pm Post subject:

That's a very big question, with no single answer.Try running a search here, you can search by date and country.
http://effigiesandbrasses.com/
Armour varied dramatically over the 15th century, both by date and by region. (Look at effigies or surviving pieces, rather than modern reproduction armour.)

Herbert Schmidt · Posted: Mon 16 Apr, 2012 8:53 am Post subject:

Thanks for the link - that is a good start.

Of course I know the pictures of Dürer, I just forgot about them.
Thanks for remembering me!

best wishes

Herbert