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Author Topic: English effigies 1420 and later Blanik Member Member # 1008 posted 06-21-2006 08:06 AM                Hi folks, just returned from a trip to England - great time there. Having seen some effigies there which dated from 1410 to 1425 around I wondered if the great bascinets shown really did not have a visor anymore or if the visors were just left away by the artist to show the knights face (quite likely, though there are even no mounting devices to be seen). Does anyone know more about it - especially, if they still wore visors at this time, what style they would have been? Houndskull? Thanks a lot in advance!! Registered: Mar 2006  |  IP: Logged Geoffroi de Charny New Member Member # 1093 posted 06-22-2006 04:28 AM                Hello ! Yes they could wear visors on threir great bascinets, period iconography and effigies etc prove it. And off courses some real great bascinets from the time : Bascinet du Palais des Doges, Venise, Italie, 1400 A french great bascinet, circa 1430-1440 A great bascinet from Churburg, I don't know anymore about it A great bascinet from 1425 -------------------- Benoit GILLES intermediate 14th armourer, mid-14th re-enactor Monstrant Regibus Astra Viam Registered: Jun 2006  |  IP: Logged Blanik Member Member # 1008 posted 06-22-2006 06:21 AM                Thank you very much!! The Churburg one is especially interesting!! Thanks a lot! Registered: Mar 2006  |  IP: Logged

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