The Armour Archive

Greetings to the list. When I was visiting the Royal Armory at Leeds, I came across an example of a civilian defensive hat circa 1580-1590:

http://www.silvertyne.com/~smaynard/unsuited/albums/royal_armory/pages/IM001181_JPG.htm

I'm currently trying to do some background research on additional examples of these.

Can anyone recommend citations to these or examples of the plating patterns that were commonly used for either these or coat of plates from around this time period? (In particular, I'd love to see photos of period examples that have been opened up to reveal their construction.)

Thanks for your help.

Selene


[This message has been edited by miladyblade (edited 06-16-2003).]

[This message has been edited by miladyblade (edited 06-16-2003).]

In the book the armourer and his craft by Charles Ffoulkes there is a short part about an armoured hat. It also gives a reference to Arms and armour at oxford, C. Ffoulkes.

I saw a BBC special once that showed a fragment of, IIRC, an 'arming jack', which was basically a poor-man's brigandine. The fabric and the lacing pattern were identical to this hat.

Jamie
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