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Comms closed unless stated otherwise. Art of realistic arms&armours informed by historical research. Concept art & military for #ManorLords. HEMA. DMs open.
My bf is telling me about the Book of Revelations from early 13th c, and it's funny how the monks were blaming the demons for every mundane thing, even just slighly unpolite, that would happen to them. I couldn't help but get inspired by that and make a little comic about it...👹
Restitution of one of the 25 armed familiars Sforza wanted for "going out on horse" by an ordonnance of 1473. Another 25 mounted crossbowmen are mentioned. Their equipment was maybe the same. Brigandine colour is arbitrary. A giornea at the Sforza devise was probably worn.
Knight errant, 15th c. France My recent annotated illustrations are available at my website eol-art.fr/history/
Catalan gentleman, 1395 (inspired by an altarpiece of the Serra workshop in Paris MAD)
1400 Northern Germans, from the "Chapelle Cardon" portable altarpiece
French knight, 1460s Based on a statue of Dunois (presumably) as a military saint, from Châteaudun (down below)
Third quarter 14th century gentleman. Loosely inspired by the effigy of Charles II d'Alençon at St Denis.
Follow-up of the last: franc archer ("franc arbalétrier" [crossbowman] in this case) in gear, from a rich or generous commune, usually affording brigandines. Only missing is the hoqueton or livery jacket that would cover the brigandine and display the arms of the company.
Franc archer undressed. Armed, he would put on a brigandine, brigandine guardbraces (shoulder armour), the other elbow guard, and a sallet. Then of course the belt for dagger and sword; and the belt for arrow/bolt case, or gauntlets if he is a vougier or pikeman.
Little doodle of a bowman franc-archer with the ~1466 memorandum specifications. Asides from the accurately-described jack, of 25 to 30 layers and an optional deerskin; these guys carried bow and arrows in their bag, dagger, a short sword and an optional buckler. Their sallet was to be visorless.
