"Early 13th Century Great Helms" Topic

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Druzhina	01 Jun 2014 1:35 a.m. PST
On the west front of Wells Cathedral is a statue with great helm with a single broad eye-slit reinforced at the edges by an additional piece of metal which also runs down the front of the helmet. A war elephant scene in a bestiary, Harley MS 4751, has simillar great helms. This has a similar compostion to a war elephant scene in the Rochester Bestiary, but, the great helms in this have divided eye slits. The other knight statue on Wells Cathedral also has a divided eye-slit on his great helm. Are there other primary sources for early great helms with a single eye-slit? MIRROR SITE Wells Cathedral statue with great helm War elephant scene in a bestiary, Harley MS 4751 Druzhina 13th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers
French Wargame Holidays	01 Jun 2014 3:35 a.m. PST
Great find, I have not seen that before. Cheers Matt
Swampster	01 Jun 2014 4:29 a.m. PST
There are some with a side view which _might_ have a single slit. I can't make my mind up about this link Is the knight on the right looking towards us through a single slit after being stabbed or towards his opponent in which case we can only see one of the eye slits though it seems very long. Not sure about the rest of them either but on my screen I can't make out a definite vertical bar – but then the horizontal slits aren't clear either.
Druzhina	02 Jun 2014 6:08 a.m. PST
That Speculum Virginum is now on-line, here is a larger image: Speculum virginum The helmet of the knight on the right is of a different type and it is unclear where its front is. Druzhina Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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