A Highly Rare and Important Bavarian 'Black' Sallet, ca. 1490

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On display in the Royal Armouries Leeds, GB.

Enjoy!

Best,
Michael

[A Senefelder]

This is one of the most often shown examples of the type. This particular type of sallet, munitions to be honest, made large and simply, left rough from the hammer are also a good source of examples of painted armour. Not many of the type survive ( the knight is shown wearing one in Durer's " The Kignt, Death and the Devil ) put most are painted.

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Exactly, and here's Dürer's engraving in copper, dated 1513.

Best,
Michael

[A Senefelder]

One of my favorites by Durer. It gives a window into that era where gothic and maximillian style armour co-exist and intermingle in the first years of the 16th century. Notable in the woodcut is lack of greaves with an otherwise complete gothic harness ( an increasingly common fashion as the century progressed ) and a feeling for how really large the " black sallet " could be when compared to its more form fitting kin.

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Absolutely, and thanks a lot! :)

Best,
Michael