The Armour Archive

I am looking for any artwork of whatever period showing executions, chopping blocks, the axe or item involved and how the executioner was dressed.

I have one image on 14th century so far and the one that comes up on the archive but I am looking for more images. So far I havent found much to make me think the common movie image of a black hooded axeman had any historical basis, if it did and someone knows please enlighten me.

Much thanks.

http://www.marie-stuart.co.uk/images/Ma ... cution.jpg
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/WebMe ... NG1909.jpg (19th C, I think, Paul de la Roche)
http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/images/jpeg/i1_0070.jpg
http://www.todayinliterature.com/biogra ... ralegh.asp
http://college.hmco.com/history/west/mo ... _scene.jpg
http://www.burton-college.ac.uk/student ... rdered.gif
http://medieval.mrugala.net/Jean%20II/E ... 0moyen.jpg
http://www.greydragon.org/library/Under ... thcent.jpg (1460)

You may well profit from looking for a copy of "Justice Through the Ages" a publication of the medieval Criminal Justice Museum in Rothenburg ODT, Germany.

They have quite a bit of information on executioners---not one of the better career choices back then BTW---and several pictures of execution equipment both extant examples and period illustrations.

It's a nice museum to visit too.

Thomas

thats for that both, cheers.