When Edward III died in 1376, several items of heraldic display were arranged adorning his tomb. Among them, is a crest. It is a leather formed leopard, covered in gesso and gilt. This is one of the extant items I looked at when planning how to make
Here is the website that gives a bit more history and shows a reproduction.
http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_mow_bp.html
Here is a discussion where the author of the above page shows his reproduction crest and talks with Armour Archive members about armour mirroring contemporary fashions and people's interest in wearing crests in combat now.
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=5265
This page shows some photographs of the original items in the wall case of Canterbury Cathedral.
http://piersperrotgaveston.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/canterbury-cathedral.html
Monday, 11 November 2013
Crests in Saint Georges chapel
This chapel has a long history, and many kinds of heraldic display. The website states that some of the stall plates below are from as early as 1348 or as recent as a few years ago.
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Wonderful creatures
http://riowang.blogspot.com.au/2009/09/terra-sancta.html
This blog has an image of amazing creature, seen afar and relayed home. I am imagining some of these creatures being used as inspiration for helm crests, as knights and lords try to out do each other.
This blog has an image of amazing creature, seen afar and relayed home. I am imagining some of these creatures being used as inspiration for helm crests, as knights and lords try to out do each other.
"1486 Mainz edition of Breidenbach"
What a crest can tell us about its original owner
I have stumbled across this webpage which seeks to explore and educate people on the history of supposed 'mono-ethnic' societies. The intro says
One of the images used shows a helm crest of Sir John Hawkins. It shows an image of a man who could be one of the African's his father traded with, or a man who was later brought to England, freely or, bought or kidnapped for human trade. This blog uses some terminology that is not considered culturally appropriate for Australian readers, though the sentiment is sound. Remember the past and learn from it in the future.
"Throughout Britain, the history of the Atlantic slave trade is generally known, but the history of black people before and after slavery is unknown."
Spanish heraldic blog
http://heraldistas.blogspot.com.au/2010/02/libro-de-la-cofradia-de-los-caballeros.html
Wow. This blog is written by a Spanish man, Fernando Martinez Larranaga, and is full of great images of crests, barding, trappings and other heraldic items.
The following images were from the post labelled, 'Book of the brotherhood of the Knights of Santiago', also known as 'Libro de los Caballeros de Santiago'. http://www.facsimilefinder.com/export/pdf/446 lists the book as being created in 1388 and completed by 1600. You can order a copy and see previews of this and other manuscripts for sale, here.
Wow. This blog is written by a Spanish man, Fernando Martinez Larranaga, and is full of great images of crests, barding, trappings and other heraldic items.
The following images were from the post labelled, 'Book of the brotherhood of the Knights of Santiago', also known as 'Libro de los Caballeros de Santiago'. http://www.facsimilefinder.com/export/pdf/446 lists the book as being created in 1388 and completed by 1600. You can order a copy and see previews of this and other manuscripts for sale, here.
A mixed colour feather plume on a horses brow, matching his rider's hat trim. There is also another horse with a more modest feathered plume.
I think those are bells on the caparison, along the spine.
It is the feathers I am noticing, here.
Helm crests in stock photos
Who would ever have thought a stock photo webpage would have images we could use for this project! In future, I would seriously consider going to a page like this for a new project and having a look for image names and other resources that could be useful.
http://www.superstock.com/stock-photography/Medieval%20Coat%20Of%20Arms
http://www.superstock.com/stock-photography/Medieval%20Coat%20Of%20Arms
Heraldry websites
Since crests are firmly linked to the heraldry that inspires their creation, I have been having a look around at some heraldic pages. The page below has some entries that are relevant to our time, including some interesting modern heraldic uses.
http://blog.appletonstudios.com/2013_05_01_archive.html
http://blog.appletonstudios.com/2013_05_01_archive.html
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