The Armour Archive

Karen Larsdatter

Mikhail_Voronov wrote:is there a known reason for that? or just aesthetics? (by which I mean that guy just happened to like the color red)

From http://medievalnews.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... lgrim.html -

Chris Upton wrote:... there was a wooden staff with an iron tip. The staff itself had been painted with a dark purple dye, a symbol of mourning perhaps, but unusual all the same.

Karen Larsdatter

Rings, definitely. You can find some relevant examples at m Thick gold chains appear on some men, too: m m m A hat badge; see m for several examples. A nobleman of significant stature might be a member of an order of one sort or another. m shows portraits with men in collars of orders of knighthood ...

Karen Larsdatter

That Chivalry bookshelf book on quarterstaff fighting (was it by Stephen Hand?) references the burial and the paper published on it, which I believe has a photo of the original. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1891448366?ie=UTF8&tag=happy-harry-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&cr...

Karen Larsdatter

Lightbown, Mediaeval European Jewellery Looks like the price has gone down with the recession - it's going for a little more than 1/2 what it was last year... Have you seen the V&A's new Medieval Jewellery in Europe 1100-1500 ? It might help fill that space on your shelf (and it's about one-fif...

Karen Larsdatter

Did you look through http://larsdatter.com/pilgrims.htm

Karen Larsdatter

Oo. I have a whole bunch of blog postings that's basically just this topic (and an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fregistry%2Fwishlist%2F2LF1OM0A6EUHZ&tag=happy-harry-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Am...

Karen Larsdatter

Some of the tradesmen in the StÃ¤ndebuch, I think, and the Mendel Housebook too -- though I'm not sure whether you're looking for English examples specifically, or European in general.

Karen Larsdatter

Yep, that's them.

Karen Larsdatter

For a coloring book, I'd suggest picking up some of the black & white Dover medieval clip art CD sets, and building a coloring-book out of them. Here are a couple that might be useful: ⋅ Medieval Life and People ⋅ Ornate Letters & Initials , Decorative Letters , Ornamen...

Karen Larsdatter

http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/MI10051b10a.jpg
http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/MI10051b11a.jpg
http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/MI10051b12a.jpg

A rather nifty knit set of trunkhose. There's a color photo of these in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0896762556?ie=UTF8&tag=happy-harry-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0896762556">The Tudor Tailor</a>.

Karen Larsdatter

But I have a feeling this is like finding a male equivalent word for 'seamstress' that doesn't sound like tubes under streets or like they should be driving a big truck Well, there's "tailor" ... I'd suggest 'fashionista', but I don't think the boys would like that. "Clothes horse,&q...

Karen Larsdatter

It's generally referred to as a 'liripipe', and is a useless bit of fashion nonsense that cropped up toward the end of the 14th C. Useless? Useless?!? You can put stuff in it. There's an illustration in the Luttrell Psalter (BL Add. 42130, f.196v) showing a boy stealing cherries out of a tree, and ...

Karen Larsdatter

When did the wionged hood pass completely out of fashion? I want to say that when we look at Ferrers standard, recorded in 1513, we are looking at something that is out of date by decades, but I don't know the answer. I have the images from the Golf book of hours, I'll look to see if any are as lat...

Karen Larsdatter

http://cadieux.mediumaevum.com/1471_tree_women_chaperon-detail.jpg Karen or someone can help me out here, but as I recall, this is an image from an aristocratic family tree. I don't believe that fancy belt would belong to the laundress. Helped you via PM, but figured I ought to follow up here, too ...

Karen Larsdatter

Catarina wrote:Honestly, what *I* find more jarring about this particular photograph is the spinning wheel - which is, at it's *earliest*, at least 100 years too early for that gown.

FWIW, more spinning wheels at http://larsdatter.com/spinning.htm (and some thread-winding tools that look like spinning wheels at http://larsdatter.com/winding.htm too)

Karen Larsdatter

In inventories, we get significant numbers of candlesticks of 'lattoun', I think the Fastoldf inventory alone has more listed than you have individual links to on your excellent website. Aw, thanks but m really just covers garment-related stuff. The Paston letters have a lot of interesting referenc...

Karen Larsdatter

There's some conflict in the evidence I'm seeing particularly in the great stuff Karen has collected- we see a number of table top candle extant holders and relatively few depicted in paintings. It may just be that painting the flame is distracting from the people in the image, and a pain to do. Th...

Karen Larsdatter

http://bodley30.bodley.ox.ac.uk:8180/lu ... shmole-Bes

Karen Larsdatter

"Really common" depends on when & where, socioeconomic levels, etc. There's other forms of domestic lighting which turn up -- chandeliers (as seen in this mid-15th century Last Supper , to cite a specifically dining-related example), wall-mounted candleholders , hanging lamps , a roari...

Karen Larsdatter

I suspect it's sort of an "undress" headdress, actually; some of the open hoods I've collected at m seem to show them in informal situations, or on the maidservants of noblewomen. I'd also recommend the pattern in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0896762394?ie=UTF8&tag=happy-h...

Karen Larsdatter

Forme of Curye was available at m or m -- but these are from an 18th century edition of the text. The big deal here is that you're able to actually look at the original pages. You can get there from m -- follow the instructions and/or click on the link where it says "medieval cookery book."

Karen Larsdatter

Have you seen the Plimoth Plantation website? (IIRC, not all of them are portraying Puritans.) Oo! Looks like Stubbes' Anatomie of Abuses is online. (It's not going to tell you about Puritan clothing, as much as a Puritan's attitudes towards clothing.) m m m You might find something useful at m too;...

Karen Larsdatter

However, the work was not so much judged by its calibre but by the documentation that accompanied it...the piece became like an afterthought. No matter how good my documentation was it is the individual piece where my heart, soul, and ability was staked. I can see where this is needed when a judge ...

Karen Larsdatter

Sorry; the date corresponds to when the Manesse Codex was made, so I figured that it might be a useful source for you.

Karen Larsdatter

I have for some time now been modeling my new fighting kit around brasses from the early 14th century. Mostly between the years of 1315-1330. ... Also, any German brasses, effigies, or illuminations from this period would be great if anyone has any. See m -- especially the section from the Manesse ...

Karen Larsdatter

Hello! Although I'm a (very) long ways from achieving anything resembling my desired late 15th century burgundian portrayal, I was wondering if there are any decent, reasonably affordable shoe choices out among our myriad of vendors? I've looked at revival, and a few other places. I like their shoe...

Karen Larsdatter

http://www.pixures.be/fr/unephoto.php?rech=2&id=7017
http://www.pixures.be/fr/unephoto.php?rech=2&id=7055
http://www.pixures.be/fr/unephoto.php?rech=2&id=6985
http://www.pixures.be/fr/unephoto.php?rech=2&id=6013

I seem to recall a few other structures along these lines in the pixures.be albums, but I can't find any others at the moment.

Karen Larsdatter

Well, here's my latest sewing project: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_tazkkKNRG8A/Swdq6kPKQjI/AAAAAAAACDw/_8NPlionm4M/s400/2009-11-14%2014.17.16.jpg My husband (the dapper fellow in the burgundy cote) was the feast-cook (kitchener?) at the Tournament of the Lily last week. My current & former protÃ©gÃ©es...

Karen Larsdatter

_Gideon wrote:Does anyone have pictures or illuminations of these from the 14th or 15th century.

You mean like these?
http://larsdatter.com/galleries.htm

Karen Larsdatter

I have more A's for you. Some I give you directly, others you'll have to hunt down yourself ... A few easy A's: ⋅ <a href="http://expositions.bnf.fr/carolingiens/it/82/01.htm">An A</a> from the Sacramentaire de Drogon (BNF Latin 9428), c. 850 ⋅ <a href="http://visualiseur.bnf.f...

Karen Larsdatter

You know what? I think you might find what you're looking for at m -- it's a bunch of links to pre-17th century sketchbooks & modelbooks for artists. Some of the Dover clipart disks have lots and lots of illuminated letters -- I'd recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486995879?ie...

Karen Larsdatter

Let Paolo Uccello be your guide. Look for three of his paintings on the Battle of San Romano, c. 1438â€“1440 They're at m, btw; and a lovely zoomable version of one of the panels at m too. (For some reason, I thought Pisanello had painted something relevant to this conversation, but if he did, I ca...

Karen Larsdatter

What's a "K" chair? A sgabello?

Karen Larsdatter

There's a few links at http://larsdatter.com/feastgear2.htm and http://www.larsdatter.com/spoons.htm that may help you, too.

Karen Larsdatter

Like an illuminated letter, you mean?

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