This book is the first volume of the final part of Ulrich Lehnarts costume history of the Middle Ages. It comprises the period between the end of the Middle Ages and early modern times. This era is particularly interesting in that both costume and armour underwent a gradual yet ultimately radical change. The changes in style in civilian and military fashion is a clear indicator that even in their outward appearance, men and women had entered a new period in time. The sheer abundance of general developments and individual aspects as well as the many pictorial sources have called for a structuring of this book into two parts. The volume at hand will thus concentrate on the costume and equipment of the German Landsknechts and their wives, the Swiss Reislaeufers, the Reisigen light horsemen, and the knights. The first part of the book concerns itself mainly with the costume of the Landsknechts. The foot soldier is thus the first object of interest, followed by the arms and armour of the men who fought on horseback. The development and transition of German armour from the Baroque Gothic period to the early Renaissance is the subject of a careful and extensive analysis. Many pictures of either original or high-quality reconstructions of both smooth and fluted cuirasses form a large part of this books many illustrations. The weapons of the cavalry and for the first time also the edged weapons and polearms of the infantry form the topic of the last part of this work.
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Clothing of Reislaeufers and Landsknechts Clothing c. 1500 Clothing in Detail Clothing of Reislaeufers and Landsknechts 15131530 Clothing of Female Camp Followers 15001530 / Trossfrauen Part 2: Defensive Arms Armour in its Entirety Reisige Clothing and Armour Cavalry Helmets Landsknecht Armour PART 3: Offensive WEAPONS Cavalry Weapons Weapons of Landsknechts and Reislaeufers Italian edged weapons Footnotes Image Credits Bibliography Glossary Index of historic persons Central Plates and Other Plates Plate A:Early Landsknechts 1485-1505 Plate B:Early Landsknecht and Reislaeufer around 1500 Plate C:Landsknechts around 1520-1530 Plate D:Italian Mercenaries 1490-1525 Plate E:Sutleresses around 1500 and 1530 Plate F:Siegfried von Schwalbach and Kunz Schott von Hellingen Plate G:Field Armour of Maximilian I from 14921495 Plate H:Reisiger around 1500 Plate I:Early Maximilian style Field Armour from 1505 Plate J:Italian Armour around 1510 Plate I:Shirt and Braies, c. 1500 Plate II:Hose, early 16th century Plate III:Landsknecht doublet c. 1500 Plate IV:Early Landsknechts doublets and hose Plate V:Landsknecht and Reislaeufer Doublets1500-1530 Plate VI:Lederkoller pattern Plate VII:'Trossfrau' dress, 1516 Plate VIII: Ridges, Steps and Flutes Plate IX:Lances, lanceheads, lance rests and grapers/burrs Plate X:German and Swiss katzbalger and sword bindings Plate XI:German edged weapons Plate XII:katzbalgers Plate XIII: Swiss edged weapons
