construction of a brigindine

Vladimir · Post by **Vladimir** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 7:37 am

In Osprey's warrior series #35 the English Medieval Knight 1400-1500 the artist shows a closup of a brigindine inside where it looks like the plates are rivited together and through the fabric. I was under the impression that brig plates were not rivited together but only through the fabric. Am I wrong in this, or does the artist need to do a bit more research?

Pietro da San Tebaldo · Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:13 am

According to what I've read, the pics which Chef d' Chambre's posted, and the brig I'm (laboriously) making, that's correct. The plates are all attached to the outer fabbric shell - they 'float' independent of one another, which is what makes a brig more flexible than a back-and-breast...

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chef de chambre · Post by **chef de chambre** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:29 am

Pietro is correct. The illusion that the plates are rivited together in that plate is the result of the Artist painting it that way. (one of Grahams VERY FEW errors - he is one of the best and most reliable painters of arms & armour in the world - buy his work - shameless plug, but is is a buddy of mine, and frankly, looking at it from the point of view researching authentic armours, he *is* p[robably the very best artist depicting armours accurately)

The brigandine would not function as it is supposed to, were the plates rivited together. Actually, I think it is merely a flaw in perspecitve regarding the initial drawing, as you should keep in mind the plate overlap in the back pretty much covers the nails of the plate below or above (depending on direction of overlap.)

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