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In the News (Wed 3 Dec 08)

  
  Bascinet - Cunnan
The smaller forms of the bascinet could be worn under a great helm, in which case a visor was not worn with the bascinet.
An early form of bascinet called the cervelliere existed in the mid 13th century.
The true bascinet developed in the 14th century and by 1330 had replaced the cervelliere.
cunnan.sca.org.au /index.php?title=Bascinet&printable=yes   (288 words)

  
 myArmoury.com: The 14th Century Bascinet
The 14th century bascinet developed from the steel cap worn under the great helm of the 13th century.
These caps were also called bascinets or cervelliere, though cervelliere was sometimes used in period literature to mean the lining/padding of helmets.
Claude Blair, an authority on arms and armour, tells us that the word "bascinet" came into use at the end of 13th century and was in constant use during the 14th century and into the 15th, after which its use diminished.
www.myarmoury.com /feature_spot_bascinet.html   (2968 words)

  
 Cervelliere - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The cervelliere is a round, close-fitting, medieval helmet, which evolved into the bascinet during the 14th century.
This page was last modified 19:13, 5 July 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cervelliere   (64 words)

  
 I cannot see worth a damn out of this!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Instead, the nasal bar was removed, and the simple skullcap began to be worn under the new great helms.
This skullcap called a cervelliere, eventually developed into the bascinet, which by the second half of the 14th century had replaced the greathelm as the primary head defense.
A helm encloses the entire head, a "helmet" does not.) Also by this time, the round-topped helmet, now called the cervelliere, Beautiful examples of both the early great helm, and the cervelliere are depicted in the Macjieowski Bible of c.1250.
www.vanishedwood.org /other/greathelm.htm   (1089 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
At short range the longbow could even penetrate plate, and its rate of fire was second to none.
Throughout the fourteenth century the great helm continued to be worn by the knight over a 'cervelliere' or bascinet, and varied very little in its general form.
However, after about 1350 its use tended to be restricted to the tournament, although it is sometimes illustrated in manuscripts being worn as late as the 1400's.
www32.brinkster.com /knightsetarmis/armour.asp   (536 words)

  
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E.G. Upper leg protection is one of Cuisses, Splint Cuisses or Plate Cuisses or nothing at all.
Under his hauberk he wears a gambeson, which is just visible at the bottom edge of his hauberk, and he probably has a reinforced surcoat.
His head is covered by a mail coif with a cervelliere under it, as shown by the shape of the head.
members.bellatlantic.net /~nclarke/armour.doc   (477 words)

  
 Maciejowski Bible examples   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Also, there are illustrations of mail coifs having been doffed without a cervelliere being worn underneath.
Often, a simple round helmet of similar form is worn over the mail coif.
Is one a cervelliere and another a bascinet, based solely on whether it is worn over or under the mail?
www.brothersgrymme.org /arador/forum/archives/200008/messages/8931.html   (203 words)

  
 Arms, Armor, Gore and More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
we can see a wide variety of helmets from the enclosed great helm, Norman-styled helms with a rim piece and nasal, fluted domed helms, Cervelliere [the small round under caps], the one king has a flat-topped open-faced helm with his.
Kettle helms, Cervellieres, great helms, and two actual spangened styled helms.
Notice the huge bladed weapon to the far left in the hands of the kettle-hatted infantryman.
www.wideopenwest.com /~templar/maciejowski.htm   (1102 words)

  
 The Armory
Toward the middle of the thirteenth century, the top of the mail coif was replaced by a close fitted steel cap called a cervelliere.
Great helms first appeared in the last decade of the twelfth century, and became widespread in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.
As such, it eventually evolved into the bascinet.
www.gemstone.net /etimes/et9/armory.htm   (3994 words)

  
 The Armory
Originally the great helm was cylindrical in form and worn over a mail coif and/or a small steel skullcap.
A simple metal cap, sometimes worn under a great helm.
It was also called a cervelliere and sometimes had a mail coif attached.
gemstone.play.net /etimes/et9/armory.htm   (3994 words)

  
 Charles Fleming - Military Dress - Cervelliere   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The steel skull cap is called a cervelliere.
Century, it would have been a Crusader's only head protection.
They carry a lot of hard-to-find designs, and their Web site is very informative.
www.charlesfleming-sca.com /military/cervelliere.htm   (86 words)

  
 Cervelliere (Round Arming Cap) - Albion Swords Hand Made Museum Swords and Armor
Cervelliere (Round Arming Cap) - Albion Swords Hand Made Museum Swords and Armor
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www.albion-swords.com /armor/crusades/cervelliere.htm   (239 words)

  
 cervelliere - Definitions from Dictionary.com
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