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Aaron Schnatterly
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 Posted: Wed 12 Oct, 2005 4:47 am Post subject: |
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| Anton de Vries wrote: | | Found these modern gauntlets here |
Those are typical of what I have been finding historically - nice lines, cool fluting work, and hearts. Nice pieces, Anton! I don't know at this point if I saw a specific pair that these were based on, or if I have just seen a number of them with similar attributes and this is an amalgam of them.
Regardless, this is a good, clear example of what's typical.
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Wed 12 Oct, 2005 4:58 am Post subject: |
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| Mat Billings wrote: | | Whoa! Seriously looking forward to your resutls on this! |
So am I! The wait will be worth it for you guys and gals... and extremely worth it for me. 
| Mat Billings wrote: | I'm seriously into gothic armor because of the curves and metal forming, not to mention how everything rounds out nicely throughout the harness in both proportion and looks; to me, it's like the difference between a honda pony and a ferrari! I can only imagine the time and labor involved in making such a harness; modern methods or without, it doesn't matter!  |
It's the lines, fluting, piercing, and just downright ominous look of the Gothic pieces - especially the German versions, with their more striking lines, longer tails on the sallets, higher degree of ornamentation - that I have fallen hopelessly for. Some of my first memories of armour are of a Gothic harness. I have since dissected a full armour (in my research, not literally) and have handled a few original museum pieces. I spent a good half hour oggling and drooling over a single gauntlet (which was behind glass, fortunately) a few months ago. Armour did, of course, continue to evolve past this period, but not to a more beautiful form - at least not to me.
I'd love a ton more pictures of Gothic pieces - especially those with a little something special - intricate fluting, roping, piercings, etc. Doesn't matter which piece, full/partial harness, etc. Any that anyone would like to share and discuss would be very, very welcome!
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Wed 12 Oct, 2005 10:39 am Post subject: |
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More photos of the armour of Archduke Sigmund of Tyrol - with some details and discussion!
Excellent details to note here. Check out the brass trim work, and the heavy fluting. Look a little closer, and all the edgework and piercing comes into play. Even the bevor is quite ornate!
And a detail shot of the latch joining the bevor to the breastplate here:
And one of the left upper leg and left gauntlet:
Even on the thumb of the gauntlet, the piercing work is done at the base and on the lame - and it matches wonderfully with the decorative work on the lames of the leg.
This harness is one of the most ornate. Honestly, for my personal tastes, it would be a bit over the top - maybe not so much fluting. The smaller details, though... I'm blown away.
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Fortior Qui Se Vincit
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Posted: Wed 12 Oct, 2005 11:29 am Post subject: |
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Aaron;
Thanks for the picts: That looks fantastic in both senses of the word !
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Wed 12 Oct, 2005 11:48 am Post subject: |
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| Jean Thibodeau wrote: | | Thanks for the picts: That looks fantastic in both senses of the word ! |
Glad you are enjoying them! Here are a couple more...
First, the whole harness - Archduke Sigmund of Tyrol:
And one attributed to Maximillian, circa 1480:
Those long "toes" were an attachment, and were intended for wear while riding. They were detatched for anything on foot.
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Fortior Qui Se Vincit
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Cole Sibley
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The Gothic style is my favorite also. I've alwayse thought that style of armouring looked to be the most mobile of 'heavy armours', as compared to other styles such as Italian. Perhaps it is only a visual thing, and not a real feature, but that is what attracts me most to the Gothic suits.
Regarding hearts, perhaps the heart has a different meaning in germanic (central European) areas even today. For example, during World War II the 'Green Hearts' of JG54 were one of the most successful air combat squadrons ever, and their symbol was most likely associated to the aspect of chivalry and combat, surely not the aspect of love.
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Jean Thibodeau
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Well there is no squeezing into that Maximillian armour for me unless I lost 100 pounds and 20" around the waist and had my floating ribs surgically removed, almost as challenging as Victorian corsets for women with 18" waists. 
Obviously this was before the invention of the BIG MAC.  Also not usable by Henry VIII !
But jokes aside, again, very nice pictures.
Actually, do you know what size waist one would need to get into this armour ???
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Thu 13 Oct, 2005 5:46 am Post subject: |
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| Jean Thibodeau wrote: | Well there is no squeezing into that Maximillian armour for me unless I lost 100 pounds and 20" around the waist and had my floating ribs surgically removed, almost as challenging as Victorian corsets for women with 18" waists.
Obviously this was before the invention of the BIG MAC. Also not usable by Henry VIII !
Actually, do you know what size waist one would need to get into this armour ??? |
Same goes for me... would take drastic surgery. I was actually thinking something on the lines of "Medieval fetish wear" when I saw that particular harness. I have seen some that were more, um... us-like. Not quite as svelte, but still really aesthetically awesome. I have no idea what the actual measurements of this harness would be, but "tiny" does come to mind. Of course, everything is proportionate... and the photo's angle may be a little deceiving.
| Jean Thibodeau wrote: | | But jokes aside, again, very nice pictures. |
Thanks. Feel free to add to the collection! I still need to see lots of elements and examples!
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Fri 14 Oct, 2005 10:56 am Post subject: |
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| Cole Sibley wrote: | | Regarding hearts, perhaps the heart has a different meaning in germanic (central European) areas even today. For example, during World War II the 'Green Hearts' of JG54 were one of the most successful air combat squadrons ever, and their symbol was most likely associated to the aspect of chivalry and combat, surely not the aspect of love. |
I appreciate your thoughts on this, Cole. I don't know if I'll ever know for certain what the precise meaning behind this was, but I believe this is a probable one.
| Cole Sibley wrote: | | The Gothic style is my favorite also. I've alwayse thought that style of armouring looked to be the most mobile of 'heavy armours', as compared to other styles such as Italian. Perhaps it is only a visual thing, and not a real feature, but that is what attracts me most to the Gothic suits. |
I agree that gothic armours tend to have the appearance of motion - with the sweeping lines, fluting, and pointed elements, I get a sense of motion even when still.
I'm not positive what you mean, though, when you say Gothic as compared to Italian. There were lots of different styles of Gothic armour. To me, the German styles are more than the rest. There are some differences that I can illustrate here... generalizations, but typical, I believe.
Some parts of the German style are smaller, more compact than the Italian versions. For example, the fan plate on the poleyn (knee) of the German version is typically smaller than that of the Italian style as shown in these pics:
German:
Italian:
Conversely, the tail on the German sallet tended to be longer and more downswept than that of the Italian style, which was more compact.
German:
Italian (shown with bellows visor):
And another Italian (shown with bevor - also note the heavy brow reinforce)
Italian and other import styles tended also to have narrower faulds (hips or skirt) and tassets (hanging from the faulds, covering the upper thigh), where the pure German style has higher cuisses (upper legs) and wider faulds, and no tassets. This makes the German style look leggier, which probably really gives the impression of a capacity for speed and action.
Another typical difference is the addition of a staple or latch to keep the bevor in place on the German style, which is generally absent on other styles. Roped edges and overtly apparent piercing work is also more often applied (or applied more times on the same piece) on the German pieces.
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Fortior Qui Se Vincit
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Lloyd Clark
Location: Beaver Dam, WI Joined: 08 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Fri 14 Oct, 2005 11:39 am Post subject: |
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As for gauntlets, Beathan at Armour and Castings, makes great gaunts and does do gothic mitten ones:
here
Cheers,
Lloyd Clark
2000 World Jousting Champion
2004 World Jousting Bronze Medalist
Swordmaster
Super Proud Husband and Father!
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Fri 14 Oct, 2005 11:47 am Post subject: |
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| Lloyd Clark wrote: | | As for gauntlets, Beathan at Armour and Castings, makes great gaunts and does do gothic mitten ones... |
Thanks, Lloyd! They look nice, too... and again... heart piercings! Mittens and fingered gauntlets did both appear historically...
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Glen A Cleeton
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| Posted: Mon 07 Nov, 2005 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Briefly revisiting this thread because I had found some more hearts. Later than the gothic era but still armour related.
I had been rereading the Winged Hussars feature article and there is this photo there
http://www.myArmoury.com/images/features/pic_hussar18_s.jpg
Lots of hearts;)
Cheers
Glen
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Sean Flynt
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Patrick Kelly
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| Posted: Mon 07 Nov, 2005 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Sean Flynt wrote: | Well, it seems that it was not unknown for one to use armour decoration to make a specific, explicit point. Visit this page and scroll down to the Maximillian armour from the so-called "Fico-Group" (near the bottom of the page).
http://www.truefork.org/Photography/Burgundian_Armour_3.php
It's decorated with rude gestures! Now that's a harness! Can't you just imagine the conversation between the armourer and the young rooster who commissioned it? |
It's also a good reference for potential "material" for use at living history events.
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Lloyd Clark
Location: Beaver Dam, WI Joined: 08 Sep 2004
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Hey Aaron,
Check out Armour and Castings again - Beathan now has a suit of Gothic armour for sale (at an extremely reasonable price!). From dealing with Beathan, you can customize to your hearts content as well for pretty much the same price.
www.armourandcastings.com
Cheers,
Lloyd Clark
2000 World Jousting Champion
2004 World Jousting Bronze Medalist
Swordmaster
Super Proud Husband and Father!
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Wed 09 Nov, 2005 8:24 am Post subject: |
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That's one of the pieces Alan had referred to, I believe. The more I see the piercework on arms & armour, the more I like it. Anywhere from along the laminations of plates on the Gothic harnesses, to the fullers of rapiers, to baskethilts... it's just stunning.
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Fortior Qui Se Vincit
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Wed 09 Nov, 2005 8:36 am Post subject: |
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| Sean Flynt wrote: | Well, it seems that it was not unknown for one to use armour decoration to make a specific, explicit point. Visit this page and scroll down to the Maximillian armour from the so-called "Fico-Group" (near the bottom of the page).
http://www.truefork.org/Photography/Burgundian_Armour_3.php
It's decorated with rude gestures! Now that's a harness! Can't you just imagine the conversation between the armourer and the young rooster who commissioned it? |
I had seen this before, and forgotten about it! THIS would be something I would most definitely have wanted, had I been in the position to have it. Come to think of it, I'd love to have it today! Quite arrogant, cocky... yet understated - you wouldn't notice this from afar. It's like a bumper sticker that, beside a big smiley face, reads (in smaller print) "If you can read this... F*** OFF!". I'd love to step into that personna in a living history event. Taking the meaning of the gestures out, just looking simply at the decorative elements and the craftsmanship that went into this... just phenomenal. Thanks for posting this, Sean! Blows me away.
| Patrick Kelly wrote: | | It's also a good reference for potential "material" for use at living history events. |
Yes... the judicious application of lessons learned... Amazing what one can learn from the study of period art!
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Wed 09 Nov, 2005 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| Lloyd Clark wrote: | Check out Armour and Castings again - Beathan now has a suit of Gothic armour for sale (at an extremely reasonable price!). From dealing with Beathan, you can customize to your hearts content as well for pretty much the same price.
www.armourandcastings.com |
 
Dig it. We'll revisit this one soon...
-Aaron Schnatterly
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Wolfgang Armbruster
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| Posted: Wed 09 Nov, 2005 9:52 am Post subject: |
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I would kill for such a nice lil' suit
Strange that they use the French (?) term "Salade" for the helmets instead of calling them "Schaller" or "Rennhut".
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Aaron Schnatterly
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| Posted: Wed 09 Nov, 2005 11:31 am Post subject: |
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| Wolfgang Armbruster wrote: | I would kill for such a nice lil' suit
Strange that they use the French (?) term "Salade" for the helmets instead of calling them "Schaller" or "Rennhut". |
I share your sentiment, Wolfgang! If I could pick any era, any location to have a personal harness, mid to late 15th Century German High Gothic would be it, hands down. These harnesses in this picture are awesome! Thanks for posting them for us! Many of the other ones I've seen didn't have the bessegews - I rather like them.
As for the use of French terms... I believe there are terms for all of these pieces of armour in most any language, but it seems to be a somewhat generally accepted convention to use French terms. I've used many of them so commonly in discussions, I don't much think about it any more...
-Aaron Schnatterly
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