Helm Crests

http://www.noteaccess.com/Texts/Cennini/index.htm Section one Chapter XVI  "get a leaf of druggists' glue, not fish glue,...

Here is what Cennini suggests you do to apply gesso to the leather structure. 1. size it two or three times Done. 2. mix gesso grosso ...

In returning to an old question I had asked about tow, Cennini has the following to say on preparing gesso grosso: 'CLXIX How to Mo...

I am getting towards the painting stage of my first helm crest so it is time to start thinking about pigments. I have some ready ground pigm...

About a week ago, I started to saturate some plaster of Paris to make gesso sottile. This is the second layer of gesso that Cennino Cenni...

To attempt Cennini's leather forming method , I have filled the stitched leather structure with wet sand. In the section marked 'C...

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/a/archers_bracer.aspx This item is made from leather and has been...

In my last post, I briefly outlined what gesso was. I am still looking into how it came to be used and why type was chosen over the other. I...

Reading Cennini's instructions on making gesso left me confused so I went searching. The best results I found were at Qualitative Study ...

Here's a slightly terrifying thought: When Cennini says when you are caused to make a crest or helm, his leather moulding process may ac...

Cennino Cennini has this to say about when you may need to make a crest: 'Whenever you have occasion to make a crest or helmet for a t...

http://www.noteaccess.com/Texts/Cennini/index.htm While his name reminds me of top hats with rabbits and waist coats, Cennino Cennini was ...