1400-1450 Austria
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Crests in 1400
1400 England
3 headed beast sprouting from the top of a helm. The drawings in this manuscript are quite simplistic, making it hard to judge where the items sit in regard to each other. Perhaps this is just a misrepresentation of a helm crest mounted in the normal way.
1400 England
1400 France
White swan, red clawed foot and angry blue animal crests. An interesting array of horse armour
1403 Italy
1405 Germany
Crests in 1380s
1370-1380 France
This knight appears to have a large wooshy hook on his helm. It could be the bottom of a swan, I suppose, but the top doesn't seem to have an animal head.
1370-1380 Italy
These adornments look like boat anchors? Grappling hooks? The sharp end of some type of weaponry?
1370-1380 Italy
1370-1380 Italy
A basket, a wing, flames, a small standard banner, what looks like a blue lumpy hen and a mystery item that looks a bit like a dummy with spikey quillions. I'm sure they are all heraldic charges or symbolic items. There are some really interesting models on helms.
1370-1380 Italy
Floral wreath
1370-1380 Italy
Unfortunately it is difficult to see these crests. The only one clear is a pair of wings.
1370-1380 Italy
1380-1385 Italy
Skewered fish, religious infant face with wings, or is it a cherub, double wings in a different position, two gold plain symbols and a ridged protrusion with a hooded face.
1380-1385 Italy
A clearer image showing the religious infant with wings.
1389 Germany
Crests in 1370s
As always, I am collecting resource images in decade groups. If an image has an uncertain time of creation, I have chosen to catalogue it based on the latest date. Here are some helm adornments from 1350-1359.
I have attempted to include correct references. Please contact me if you have any comments or queries.
1350-1375 Germany
I like the realistic way the tunic is caught up on the saddle as he sits on it - it is a refreshing change from so many images where everyone's clothing sits perfectly, even as they fly off their horse to their death. Also, banana hat. Bowl-cut fringe horse. That is all.
1372 Germany
Possibly the wheel of life or some other wheel reference vs a sun moon, day night representation. Interesting plain, single tailed mantling, too. Great colours!
1370 Italy
Are these letters on their helms? Or some other kind of symbol?
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