tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post115298959434905117..comments2024-01-22T19:10:23.007-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Book: "lengthen his plates"Will McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-1153412888973279172006-07-20T11:28:00.000-05:002006-07-20T11:28:00.000-05:00The MS illo you linked to is dated 1410-11 and sho...The MS illo you linked to is dated 1410-11 and shows the kind of circular plates over the hips that I referred to. <BR/><BR/>Although he is preparing to mount, Hector appears to be armored as for foot combat, with tonlet and fauld in place. I wince at the thought of that fauld meeting the saddle horn...<BR/><BR/>Is "Battler" the name of Hector's oppponent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-1153152244851047592006-07-17T11:04:00.000-05:002006-07-17T11:04:00.000-05:00If the event was happening in the 1420s or later, ...If the event was happening in the 1420s or later, I would think a fauld extension that created a long tonlet-like skirt would be plausible. The problem is I can't think of examples of such long skirts in the iconography as early as 1402.Will McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-1153150727569881872006-07-17T10:38:00.000-05:002006-07-17T10:38:00.000-05:00Do you suppose it could also refer to some adjustm...Do you suppose it could also refer to some adjustment of, or addition to, the sort of hoop-skirt plates over the hips (forgot what that's called)? I can't think of much else that could be lengthened.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps that entire assembly (hoop skirt plus fauld) could be added or lengthened for foot combat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com