I do not have a copy but when I was doing research about Siena there were images of the women in partial armour, they used to be in constant war with Florence.
The book I used was in the archives of the HRC in Austin Texas. Sorry that I cannot be more specific as it was over 30 years ago. :) Of course there are the three famous women in history who have representations of them also in armour or partial armour. Elizabeth I (England), Joan of Arc (France), and Isabel I (spain). Franchesca : -----Original Message----- : From: [email protected] [mailto:h-costume- : [email protected]] On Behalf Of Elena House : Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:37 AM : To: Historical Costume; [email protected] : Subject: [h-cost] (x-post) looking for illuminations of women in armor : : I need help with an image search! I'm looking for : illuminations/miniatures/tapestries of women in armor, c1330-1530. : Allegories, saints, whatever--the only realism I need in the image is : that it really be what people c1330-1530 thought a woman would look : like, wearing armor! : : There's one 15thC image in particular that I'm remembering--a woman in : hip-length gold armor, on horseback, possibly tilting--but even if I : find that exact image, I'm still interested in everything else out : there. I'm most interested in late 15thC stuff, but the larger : 1330-1530 time frame would all work nicely, and if there's anything : especially cool outside of that wider time frame, I'm interested too. : Paintings would probably have too high a level of detail for what I'm : after, but again, if there's a really cool one, I'm still interested! : : PS--I've already been through the larsdatter.com collection. =} : : -E House : _______________________________________________ : h-costume mailing list : [email protected] : http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
