The first half of the sixteenth century was a period dominated by repeated conflicts in Europe. The immense amounts of practical and ceremonial arms and armour that these conflicts required fuelled this so-called golden age of armour production seen in key centres of production such as Milan, Augsburg, and Tyrol. During these times of occupation,… Continue reading Fortuna and virtù: Embodying Classical Concepts in Renaissance Armour
Category: Armour
When “Medieval” Armour is not quite medieval… Plate Armour and the Renaissance.
Did you know that most of the full body plate armour that we think of as being medieval is in fact usually not really medieval at all?