help with fluted maximillian round shield

[nicholas cochiolo]

does anyone know about this shield ? does anyone have a photo of the back? was it used for foot, horse, tournament, parade or ? i believe it or the armour belonged to the duke of burgundy.........

cheers

[Kristoffer]

http://www.armourarchive.org/armour_dukes_burgundy/

some more pics there, unfortunately no mention of wich museum the pictures are from. Someone might know more about it since it is hosted here on AA.

[chef de chambre]

I suspect the Shield is Ottoman - not European.

[woodwose]

I don't know anything about that particular shield, but one of the "Triumphs of Maximilian" woodcuts has some guys with small round shields. I recall reading that this particular woodcut from that group was supposed to represent sword & buckler guys from Spain.

http://mailmaker.tripod.com/triumph_of_ ... /72_73.jpg
(I think think the coloring on this edition was done some centuries after the original woodcuts were made, but line details are pretty much unchanged)

[chef de chambre]

The size of it, and the fluting really make me think it is Turkish, or Mamluk, it really has little in common with any European shield I am familiar with - certainly not the typical buckler. Targets, rondashes, whatever, usually are not decorated like that.

[Armadillo]

I don't believe that image archive credited the museum; Musée Royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire Militaire in Brussels, Belgium.

-Adair

[nicholas cochiolo]

thank you armadillo, i have sent an inquiry to the museum. i am not convinced it is of eastern origin , i have never seen a similar decoration or fluting in ottoman or hungarian shields and all the other weapons and armour are european in the display.