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Author Topic: Placard backplate???? Pathfinder New Member Member # 189 posted 06-30-2001 04:20 PM                   Hello all. I've read that wearing a placard over a brig was quite popular in th 15th C.,but was wondering if there were any pictures/information available of the backplate? Did it mirror the front in it's shape?I would assume it would be flatter/less dished? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Registered: Jun 2001  |  IP: Logged Jeff Johnson Member Member # 22 posted 06-30-2001 05:50 PM                   There's some difference of opinion on that whether that was a common practice. There are some works of period art which show people wearing what appears to be the configuration you are describing - a colored upper body, with little metal-looking dots, and metalic lower body. Some people interpret this as a placate worn over a brig. Some see it as a full cuirass, with a fabric covered breastplate. As for your question: As far as I've seen, rear placates are usually "Flatter" than fronts. -------------------- Geoffrey Bourrette Man At Arms Registered: May 2000  |  IP: Logged Gen d'Arme Member Member # 60 posted 07-11-2001 10:56 AM                   Pathfinder: As Jeff pointed out there are two interpretations of what seemes to be brigandines and placarts worn together. We actually had a thread on this very subject - it is on page 2 of this section (Arms & Armour) in which you can see the different opinnions and arguments reasoned out. Pieter. Registered: Oct 2000  |  IP: Logged

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