while digging myself through the massed amounts of threads somehow related to this topic, I was somewhat annoyed by the fact that all those interesting links and resources given were spread out pretty far.
Therefore I've decided to start a little collection of primary sources on gambeson, aketon, padded coif, splandenier and whatever.
I'd greatly appreciate the help of those with the links already in their archives and the adequate books in their closet...
If the source is to be found in a book, please add author and title.
btw, if there exists anything like this anywhere on the internet, I'd appreciate a link...
http://www.kongshirden1308.no/artikler/ ... panser.htm (source I)
interesting norwegian article about gambesons. only problem: it's in norwegian. at least it features some of the sources given below and some interesting pictures.
pictorial sources
Maciejowski-bible (~1250, Paris)
http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/ ... _bible.htm
examples:
http://www.hochmittelalter.net/Klamotte ... beson.html
The Life of King Edward the Confessor (1250-1260, England)
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/MSS/Ee.3.59/
Codex Manesse (1305-1340, Zürich)
http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/cpg848
written sources
The Chronica Colmarensis (1298) describes and aketon as "wambasia, id est, tunicam spissam ex lino stuppa, vel veteribus pannis consutam" or a tight/fast tunic of linen or "pasted" hemp, sewn together, or sewn together out of small pieces.
(source I)
"The Ordonnances des Métiers de Paris of 1298 state that gamboison should be made of cloth, téle, and on the inside
coton et de plois des toiles, or "folded cotton in many layers". Also, cendal (lower quality silk) is mentioned as covering and inner layer. In 1311 the Ordonnances call the gamboisons "tunics sewn through" and we are told that one shall use at least three pounds of cotton per aune (yard) unless made from "sicines" (whatever that is). Cotton here can mean "cottoned" wool. "
(SOURCE?)
"The Armorers Company of London say in their 1322 ordonnance:
"“It was ordeyned for ye comon proffyt and assented that from henceforth all Armour made in ye Cytie to sell be good and concenable after ye forme that henceforth That is to saie that an Akton and Gambezon covered with sendall or of cloth of Silke be stuffed with new clothe of cotten and of cadar and of olde sendall and not otherwise. And that ye wyite acketonnes be stuffed of olde lynnen and of cottone and of new clothe wth in and wth out.It is ordeyned that all ye crafte of ye citie of London be truely ruled and governed every person in his nature in due maner so that no falsehood ne false workemanshipp nor Deceipt be founde in no maner wise in any of ye foresaid crafte for ye worship of ye good folke of all ye same crafte and for the common proffytt of ye peopleâ€Â
