"Flemish "uniforms" at Roosbeke " Topic
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vtsaogames | 21 May 2014 1:32 p.m. PST |
While reading Froissart's Chronicles, found this. The men from each town had uniforms so as to recognize each other: one company wore coats with horizontal blue and yellow bands, another red coats with black bands, another had white chevrons on blue coats, another coats with wavy stripes of green and blue, another checkered black and white bands, another black and red quarters, another blue coats with one red quarter, another had the top half red and the bottom white. Each company had the banner of their guilds
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waaslandwarrior | 22 May 2014 1:29 p.m. PST |
Flemish militia did wore some kind of "uniform". But this could change very quickly. If a unit had a certain coat, a few months later it could be in totaly different colours. The guild flags were never changed, and even now there are guilds and towns who still have the same flag pattern as they had in mediėval times. You can find more info on this in some of Verbruggen's books. I have a few of them in Flemish, but have no idea if they ever were translated. |
Swampster | 23 May 2014 1:08 p.m. PST |
De Vigne's book on the Guilds has various other uniforms from various periods through the 14th and 15th century. It includes reproductions of the now lost frescoes. Details are mostly in French with some detail in Flemish as well. link |
Atheling | 11 Jun 2014 3:13 a.m. PST |
The men from each town had uniforms so as to recognize each other: one company wore coats with horizontal blue and yellow bands, another red coats with black bands, another had white chevrons on blue coats, another coats with wavy stripes of green and blue, another checkered black and white bands, another black and red quarters, another blue coats with one red quarter, another had the top half red and the bottom white. Each company had the banner of their guilds
I'm not sure what you are asking here but it seems that Froissart is describing the liveries of the various Guilds. These would have been artisans, lesser nobility, probably some mercenaries and a backbone of Knights and possibly some nobilty too. Please note, Froissart is not describing the coat of arms of any nobility or the knightly classes but the liveries of the various Guilds as i have said. Darrell. Just Add Water II Blog (Painting etc): link La Journee Blog (Hundred Years War): link Gewalthaufen Blog (Late 15th Cebtury Blog): gewalthaufen.blogspot.co.uk |
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