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Martin Kyle




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PostPosted: Fri 16 Jan, 2004 10:12 am    Post subject: Medieval Effigies Resources?         Reply with quote

Hello all:

In a similar vein to my last question...I have been looking for a good online resource to Medieval effigies, however, I cannot seem to find a good central loaction that lists them. I have tried English Heritage, various county archaeological Monument Records, etc... but I am having a hard time finding a good source.

Any ideas where I might look?

By the way, I found this picture of an effigy of a Sir Hugh FiztHenry in predominantly mail armour (http://www.c-parr.freeserve.co.uk/Romaldkirk/church.htm)...but it is hard to see very well. Does any one have better pics of this monument?

Thanks,

Martin

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PostPosted: Fri 16 Jan, 2004 6:26 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hi Martin,

My data is pretty sparce as far as online sources, but here are a couple. They seem to have maybe one or two pcs at best.

vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/.../ London-Temple-Church.html
www.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/ SRM/herself.htm
http://www.marsdenarchive.com/library/section...l+Effigies (a very unusual but interesting site IMHO)

Hope this helps!

Regards,

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PostPosted: Fri 16 Jan, 2004 6:52 pm    Post subject: Effigies         Reply with quote

Hello Martin

There realy is nothing like you are describing. There are some books that deal with the subject and I know of two studies that are in the works. One is pretty comprehensive of the English examples and from what I gather is a year at least from any type of access. The other was a reference in conversation to a german study that identifed some armor styles but that is all I have ever heard of this one.

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PostPosted: Fri 16 Jan, 2004 9:02 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

There's not much on line i'm aware of . Alot of current and out of print books on armour feature effigies when dealing
with the 12th-early 15th century but your looking at perhaps 1/2 a dozen per text at most .
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Martin Kyle




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PostPosted: Sun 08 Feb, 2004 10:56 pm    Post subject: I found it!         Reply with quote

Hi All:

Here is a good source of Medieval Effigies:

http://www.gothiceye.com/

They have a LOT of pictures....enjoy!

Martin

Three yeomen Wallace left upon the field;
Two were of Kyle, and one of Cunningham,
Who left, to follow Wallace, their own hame;

(Blind Harry's Wallace, c. 1475 AD)
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PostPosted: Mon 09 Feb, 2004 4:50 am    Post subject: Re: I found it!         Reply with quote

That is a cool site!

Martin Kyle wrote:
Hi All:

Here is a good source of Medieval Effigies:

http://www.gothiceye.com/

They have a LOT of pictures....enjoy!

Martin
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