Helm Crests
An exploration of making functional crests and their use in the fifteenth century.
Friday, 15 November 2013
Winged helm crest: part 3 equestrian gear
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I am planning to make this a heraldic display for use on horseback during demos, school presentations and possibly for use during Skills at ...
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Extant crests
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/KHM_Wien_B_74_-_Great_helm_of_Albert_von_Prankh%2C_14th_century%2C_front.jpg Her...
Extant bird crest, sans wings
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The website lists this crest as sold. I have found items on auction websites before, only to lose the information when the next lot is l...
Winged helm crest: Part 2
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I spent this evening drawing up copies of the depictions of wings on crests from 1410 to the 1480s. A quick tally of the images I have colle...
Monday, 11 November 2013
Winged helm crest: Part 1
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For this heraldic display, I will be using green and blue, since they are the colours on my SCA registered device. I will highlight with bro...
Crests 1370s: Part 2
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http://lalanguedublason.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/armoriaux-anciens.html A beautiful collection of 14th century crests and heraldic shi...
The Deering Roll
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This is thought to be the earliest heraldic roll of it's kind. It shows the devices but no crests. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil...
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