The Armour Archive

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"Cheat sheet" means "list of manuscript names". If I had known the name of the manuscript I was looking for, I'd not have posted this post. However, as Lady Luck would have it, the other topic I've been active on recently enticed you to post the name of the exact manuscript I was...

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Hi Nigel, You did a good job explaining it before, and I understood you, but alas, I am not doing a good job of explaining to you what I mean. As Karen has come to my rescue with images, I will show you more of what I mean: http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/francais_12399_fol23v.jpg The fello...

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I have done this with mine. You actually stick your head through the face opening, wrap the lirpipe around your head and let the neck hole drap over the wrapped lirpipe. With a decorated edged neck opening, wearing it this way looks like a cocks comb. I have also seen and worn the hood normally wit...

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Well, this is embarrassing. Anyone who has used the BNF's Mandragore website knows that without the exact search string for the various manuscripts, it's hard to get very far. I know that in the past a few of us have collected lists of manuscript names to put in the "Cote" field for search...

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I would like to read this book, but when I briefly flipped through the clothing chapter I came across some dubious assertions... can't remember details, but doesn't he mention "corsets" being worn by the women? IIRC, he's not referring to the less-understood 14thc version of the word. He's...

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I don't recognize it outright, but the style is typical of late 15thc illumination (last 20 years) on the western half of the continent. I'd guess French or Flemish or somewhere in that general area geographically. It also appears to be depicting a historical or biblical scene, judging from the odd ...

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I think splints on the outside would be better, though this is rare in effigies when compared to splints on the inside/studs I am not highly studied in this area, so take this with that in mind. When I see 'studs' on the outsides of cuisses, it's with the thought in mind that if there are hard spli...

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And sometimes you see hoods with hoods, wrapped up in the precursor of chaperone! (Must have been a really cold day! ) You also see hoods where the hood is worn up with the liripipe securing it in that position by being wrapped around the crown of the head. This makes sense, as doing so would preve...

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I finally got around to processing the photos of my pre-Pennsic projects. Here's what I worked on: 1380s braided hair piece to wear over my pulled-back modern-length hair: http://www.cottesimple.com/armourarchive/Pennsic_2010_projects/1380_fake_braids.jpg I painted the pewter leaf mounts with a gold...

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I can't take much credit, though.... the OP said "undershirt for the head" and I mis-attributed it as "underwear"..... oops.

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Aw, Sir William, those pictures made my day, thank you!

And thanks for offering to help set up next year. Much appreciated.

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I like the splints-on-the-outside theory. Splints-on-the-inside hurt like a mo-fo when smashed into your legs. For that reason alone, I would 'vote' for outside. But based solely on line-art interpretation, it just looks like splints and rivet heads to me.

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What are the basic rules of 14th century headgear? I'm guessing you're referring to men in particular, too, since women didn't really wear coifs out and about but did wear hats and hoods. Coifs are not underwear for the head, though they're often worn that way in the SCA as a base on which to stack...

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Watching your pictures unfold after a War is always a pleasure, Ursus. Thank you for this great service! (I know you get thanked a lot, but I'm hoping it never gets old...)

-Tasha

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I want to thank the attendees for their kind and encouraging words. It gives me reason to stay on. Now let me tell you why I've been thinking of leaving the Company. For the last 4 or so years, Maitresse Muriel and myself have labored hard to set up the galleries, provide seating -- Muriel more than...

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Brent, I'm more interested in how the material is attached and accordions in and out from a central pole. Judging from the various states of assembly and disassembly, the style depicted in the image behaves very much like an umbrella that is at rest, i.e. collapsed. The ropes and pegs are integral, ...

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We St. Mikeys may be a little sloooww, but we eventually figure things out. I think that by approaching the various attendees and lining up the challenges well before each fight we finally got the rhythm right, and the fights rolled right along, no long pauses between each one. This was definitely t...

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I like this image for the ombrellino argument: http://home.adelphi.edu/sbloch/sca/tents/pictures/frombob/tentpic2.bigger.html They sure do look and act like folded up umbrellas. Regarding the open question as to whether or not the artist is making up the engineering, I'm more inclined to accept this...

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These suggestions sound great! The February event seems possible, provided I can scrounge the money in time. I also like the sound of the various August events. If there's a reason to miss Pennsic, those sound like good ones. Thanks, and if there are any other events to consider, please post about t...

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A very dear friend is moving to Drachenwald (Sweden) for a few years for work and I will be over there for a visit at some point. We want to plan this visit around an SCA event at a castle. We're vulgar Americans and we simply don't get enough castle-y goodness in our SCA events over here. We're wil...

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I suspect the intensity of my enjoyment at watching men bash each other over the head with sticks may be a tad indecent.

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Kazimir Machalinski wrote:Truly I have found inspiration in this game again. Lucian could not have said it better. To the Company and all who participated, thank you for stoking the flames of inspiration in me again. I aspire to join your ranks soon, should the ladies wish it.

Well, this lady wishes it.

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I got to see Gaston's house on Tuesday night along with several other Archivers and the pictures don't really do it justice. Gaston was a gracious host, considering he sustained a nasty cut on his chest and shoulder while assembling the house at Pennsic. Less hearty men might have gone to bed for a ...

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I consider myself fortunate to have gotten in on Oisin's first shoe order. I got exactly what I ordered and they look and feel great. My only regret is that I didn't buy more shoes at that time, before the double-edged sword of success made subsequent orders less of a good deal. There are cultural c...

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Does that put those who go clean up afterwards, then go to the AA meetup arriving at 'dark, or ''dark-thirty'? Val, we tend to end pretty close to on-time, which means the combattants should be wrapping up by 6pm. We discussed making the AA gathering an 8pm start time. Not too much conflict there. ...

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So far, I'm fine with the earlier dating. I can't identify anything about the cut, drape, or tailoring that disqualifies it for that time period, but I'm willing to be proven wrong. It just seems like a loose cotte with a short collar. Interestingly, the tailoring method used on the lower sleeve is ...

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This is the first I've heard of this term, "crayfish", in reference to such a garment. Very interesting. Karl, can you provide a pointer, documentation-wise? Or, is it a modern term your group is applying to the garment style? I'd like to look into it more. Thanks.

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I scanned a good example from that edition at one point, and I think James B saved it to his collection. I no longer have it online, or I'd just post it right now. Maybe James will post his own link to it.

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Looks like you guys are having a blast.

I always enjoy seeing your latest batch of pictures.

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It is our bread and butter as a lefty as we don't have a shield to get around. Lots of shallow wraps, medium wraps, and step in and wrap again. But I bet the offside to the head is an easier shot to master when switching hands... and righties who don't fight many lefties often forget that it's belo...

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Congratulations to you and your family, D.

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I guess the bulk of what I am interested in seems to have been covered already, No, it really hasn't. Nothing has. This is a common fallacy. Maybe some of the big, obvious stuff has been somewhat covered, but even that is sometimes out-dated and needs refutation. On the other side, there are lots a...

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Wow, that was an interesting march down Memory Lane.

One of these days I'm going to present more cohesive thoughts on this topic. Just not today.

And I'm sorry all those image links I put up are no longer viewable. I don't know why I took them down.

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Very generous and kind of him. And in turn, it's nice that you are willing to publicly acknowledge his help. Warms the heart.

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Does he sell belt tips to go with the buckles? He doesn't list them on his site, so I figured I'd ask those here who've seen his wares in person. You just have to email him and make a request, I do it all the time; his wiggle work is fantastic too. Thanks, James... I was hoping to find out whether ...

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Re: 14th century head coverings

Best fighting event at a European castle?