Friday, 15 May 2020

That guy's got a squint

Detail of a miniature of the Comte de Bar and his men invading Champagne in summer 1297 on behalf of Bar's father-in-law, Edward I. Taken from the Grandes Chroniques de France, compiled between the 13th-15th century.



The image is probably late 14th century, as Bar's men are wearing the style of armour from that time. In 1297 they would have worn much less plate and bucket helms instead of visored helms. As for the sabatons and gorgets and pauldrons, don't even get me started. The droit de seigneur is upside down, the jupons clash with the haketons, the grass is too green, the sky is a funny colour, and that guy fourth from the right has got a squint. Unacceptable. Up with this sort of thing I put will not.








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