Fifteenth Century
The set below are taken from a shoot that I did with a friend to begin cataloguing my gear. The shots are all hosted at Flickr and can be selected to examine details. This set includes some of the amazing mask that a friend made for me for the 2006 Abbey Masqued Ball
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Some particularly lovely photos of some of my gear, taken by Crystal Milsom at the 2007 Abbey Medieval Festival
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Some shots of my 15th century gear from the time I was with Sable Rose. This will be expanded later as other photos are taken, as I will be persisting with 15th C living history. The photos are roughly in chronological order, newest to oldest
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Abbey 2006, playing the cornameuse. The weapons rack and gear is tucked back into the tent to keep it out of the sticky fingers of the public… |
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Abbey 2006, playing the tenor recorder. |
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Promotional event for Abbey 2006, in Caboolture. This is one version of my gear as a late 15th mounted infantry soldier, including explicitly wearing a mail standard around my neck rather than a gorget. |
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2005. Oil lamp with jug and rosemary. |
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Abbey 2005, with the Sable Rose camp looking about as good as it ever got. Despite the number of people in the group, effectively all the gear on display is my own. |
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Abbey 2005, same camp as above. The shade-cloth is an example of the sort of compromise needed for doing this sort of thing in Queensland: it's not based on a particular period image, but we desperately need the shade. So this is done to be as innocuous as possible. Note the round dagging, rather than triangular—when I went looking for pavillions and tents in illustrations, round and square dagging was most common, and triangular dagging very rare. |
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Abbey 2005, during a demonstration for the public. Not a good photo, as it was taken on a little camera phone at a distance, but you can guess that I'm enjoying myself here! |
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Abbey 2005, probably while waiting to do the grand parade. I really need to learn to stand up straighter, because the loose livery makes me look like I have a pot-belly if I slouch! |
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BMFAT 2005, training with my big two-hander. The style of undoing the doublet and tying the arms around the waist like this is well documented, so I feel like a proper 15th soldier here! |
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BMFAT 2005, sword and buckler versus hand-and-a-half. I couldn't quite reach… |
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BMFAT 2005, sword and buckler versus hand-and-a-half. My opponent is about to have a very bad day. |
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BMFAT 2005, sword and buckler versus hand-and-a-half. My opponent is about to have a very bad day, again. As he continues that cut, I will stop it dead with the buckler, and cut across his abdomen. |
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BMFAT 2005, the Big Black Gown and Silly Hat. I definitely need more shots of this, as this one does not reveal the pewter roses on the belt. I will be adjusting this gown to add fur trim, and slit the sleeves to reveal the doublet underneath. |
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BMFAT 2005, Big Black Gown, Silly Hat and Lens Flare. |
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May 2005. We did a demonstration for a wedding, and hung about as colour and movement. It was supposed to be in exchange for canapes, beer and photos. We got the canapes and beer, but the photos never showed up. My coutillier look is evolving here. This was the first outing with the jack buckled rather than laced, which made it a lot easier to get in and out of. |
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Some BMFAT before 2004, adjusting my shoes. |
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Taking a break during training. I am probably thinking about what I was going to do next, although I could have been thinking of my hose as well. An interesting problem is revealed when wearing a belt over the sword and doublet like this: the belt pushes down the top of the hose, making them sit too low, and needing them to be pulled up frequently. Either the belt needs to be higher, or the hose. Having both on the hips is just a nuisance. |
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An early outing at BMFAT, the first time I went out in 15th clobber. Very Burgundian! |
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Sometime around 2001, during a photo shoot to get some shots of various costumes. Typical late 15th fancy Flemish gear. |