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Ian Hutchison
Location: Louisiana / Nordrhein-Westholland Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Wed 04 May, 2016 2:06 am Post subject: 16th century clothing ID |
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Does anyone know what this article of clothing from Bruegel the Elder's 'Triumph of Death' is called?
'We are told that the pen is mightier than the sword, but I know which of these weapons I would choose.' - Adrian Carton de Wiart
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Mart Shearer
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Pieter Breugel the elder is definitely 16th century. In German these are known as a rock or coat. The landsknecht folks largely refer to them as waffenrock, i.e. "military coat". The same word is used to describe surcoats in the 13th century, and modern military suit-coats.
ferrum ferro acuitur et homo exacuit faciem amici sui
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Ian Hutchison
Location: Louisiana / Nordrhein-Westholland Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Thanks Mart,
I must have fat-fingered '5' instead of '6'. A google of 'waffenrock' pulls up the garment.
'We are told that the pen is mightier than the sword, but I know which of these weapons I would choose.' - Adrian Carton de Wiart
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Pieter B.
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Ian Hutchison
Location: Louisiana / Nordrhein-Westholland Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Thanks Pieter, interesting detail. Most of the reconstruction I see have very baggy sleeves, but I prefer the closer fitting ones.
'We are told that the pen is mightier than the sword, but I know which of these weapons I would choose.' - Adrian Carton de Wiart
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Lafayette C Curtis
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Construction-wise, this is still very similar to the 15th-century coat shown in this guide: http://www.companie-of-st-george.ch/cms/?q=en...e_Download
Well, except for the overlapped/double-breasted front, and the underpinnings would have been different (especially where the doublet ends and the hose starts). But if you know late 15th-century coats you can make this one.
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This is a standard topic