Some folks in my last post said lamed tassets and fualds are in no way period for 15th century Germany, but I have pictures on p.147 and 148 of mid-15th century Frenchmen (including Charles VII) wearing rigs with what appear to be (and are described as) lamed tassets in the book "Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages."
I'll try scanning them if I get my scanner to work...
And am I correct with my definitions?
Lames = leather articulated strips of metal that fall down the thigh
Faulds = "hoops" of metal that go around the waist to attach the tassets to
Tassets = plates that are connected to the faulds, that the lames are in turn connected to
15th century faulds/tassets/lames/whatevers?
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hmm.. I'm no expert on armor but here's what I think of when I hear of faulds, lames, and tassets..
lames = strip of metal that articulates a part of armor.. this could be the plates articulated to the dished part of an articulated knee cop, the strips of metal around the neck in a 16th century gorget, the plates that make up a fauld, etc..
fauld = articulated plates that come off the lower part of the breast and backplate.. I guess they are kind of hoop-like but separate pieces for the front and back.
tassets = an extension of the tassets that covers the top-front/outside edge of each leg. several styles depending on period and type of armor.. some are short and made from a single plate, some are short and made from several lames, some come down to the knee and are made of several lames.
if I've got some of this wrong please correct me..
lames = strip of metal that articulates a part of armor.. this could be the plates articulated to the dished part of an articulated knee cop, the strips of metal around the neck in a 16th century gorget, the plates that make up a fauld, etc..
fauld = articulated plates that come off the lower part of the breast and backplate.. I guess they are kind of hoop-like but separate pieces for the front and back.
tassets = an extension of the tassets that covers the top-front/outside edge of each leg. several styles depending on period and type of armor.. some are short and made from a single plate, some are short and made from several lames, some come down to the knee and are made of several lames.
if I've got some of this wrong please correct me..