"Dress in 15th century England" Topic
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Warspite1 | 14 Nov 2020 1:46 p.m. PST |
More from my Yorkshire holiday. These images come from Pickering church in North Yorkshire and are among some of the best medieval frescos remaining in England. As related in the text these were painted over during the Reformation and painted over again in Victorian times. This is a general view: link These are four knights dressed in the 'white' plate armour of the mid-15th century which dates this frescos to the reign of Edward IV. Note the sallet helmet and bevor plate on the figure on the left and probably knight no 4 as well. No 3 has a kettle hat. link These four longbowmen are supposed to be Vikings martyring King Edmund in the 9th century. The artist has chosen to show English longbowmen, probably in civilian clothing as they lack jacks or brigandines. Note that (Hollywood movies to the contrary) they do not use quivers but have their arrows stuffed under their belts for easy draw with their right hand. If you are modelling levy longbowmen these could be good inspiration. And no, I have NO IDEA what No 1 and No 4 have on their heads. link Finally we have St Catherine being martyred (note the Catherine wheels). Look at the figures left and right and you will see examples of mi parti clothes. The male left holding a mace may be wearing a livery but note that his hose (woollen stockings) are in opposing colours to the those of his jacket. Variations in hose were common especially if the wearer damaged or tore one and replaced it with a different colour. link |
William Warner | 14 Nov 2020 5:27 p.m. PST |
Thanks, those are really wonderful. Unfortunately the link to St. Catherine actually takes you back to the King Edmund again! |
Uesugi Kenshin | 14 Nov 2020 6:33 p.m. PST |
Lovely artwork and pics. Thank you. |
Warspite1 | 14 Nov 2020 7:20 p.m. PST |
@William Warner: Sorry about that – go two clicks to the right and you will find St Catherine. B |
Swampster | 15 Nov 2020 2:40 a.m. PST |
The chap on the left shooting St Edmund seems to have Peter Rabbit engraved on the crest! I suspect that the Victorian restorers have tried to recreate what was there with perhaps limited success. Better than this modern restoration though link Having said that, medieval headwear could take many shapes. When looking for pictures of St Martin, I saw this 14th century painting link the man in the plain beehive hat was actually more surprising to me than the more obvious spiral hat (which is a take on a Hungarian style hat, though perhaps with some licence). |
KeepYourPowderDry | 17 Nov 2020 11:57 p.m. PST |
Wasn't St Peter and Paul Pickering the inspiration for the church in A Month In The Country? |
Warspite1 | 18 Nov 2020 2:33 a.m. PST |
@KeepYourPowderDry: Pass. It is not something which I watched. Barry |
KeepYourPowderDry | 18 Nov 2020 7:04 a.m. PST |
It's not too bad a film. Starred a couple of nobodies at the time – Kenneth Branagh and Colin Firth. |
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