S. Gallen Ms. 302: Der Stricker, Karl der Grosse, f.3v: Origin of Roland's sword and horn

Published/Created:

ca. 1300-1400

Date Depicted:

1975
500 AD - 1499 AD

Notes:

Cyclas over mail. The helmets are dome shaped. By this time the foliated crown is firmly established for royalty.

Abstract:

For years military dress reflects the ordinary styles. At the end of the eleventh century some garments are specifically associated with knights and soldiers. The hauberk is the most basic garment. Made of linked mail, it is a knee-length, shirtlike form. Under it is a shaped and padded garment, a military form of the doublet called the haqueton (or gambeson). Sometimes on top of the hauberk is a knee-length surcote or cyclas with a decorative hip belt. A fitted hood and leg coverings of linked mail are also part of the basic dress. For extra protection sometimes iron plates are attached. An iron cap is over the fitted mail hood. On top of this, enclosing the head, is a square or round combat helmet; frequently it has a nose guard or visor.

Variant Titles:

Vadiana Ns, 302
World Chronicle and Charlemagne

Topics:

Manuscripts -- Germany -- 14th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Romanesque

Culture:

German

Accession Number:

4388-244

Genre:

costume (mode of fashion): clothing (AAT)
illuminations (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Related Exhibit or Resource:

Migrations and Romanesque: 5th-13th century: Knights and Soldiers

Source Creator:

Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen

Source Title:

History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 1

Source Created:

New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975

Call Number:

GT513 +B87 1 (LC)

Orbis Barcode:

39002051938497

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Sankt Gallen, Switzerland: Stiftsbibliothek

Extent of digitization:

E.38

OID:

10542940

PID:

digcoll:1845540