[Ponte Alto] my garb

[james barker]

Devin

Belphoebe and Kevin's suggestions are good, it is best to choice and period 
and research it. As to the items you listed high boots wear worn late 15th 
century on but they were really only for riding. Even though most reenacters 
like them for 16th century all the time if you look to period art shoes were 
worn inside. I don't believe leather quivers like modern ones were used in 
Europe, archers during there height in the late 14th century to the early 
16th century were supplied from wagons that had load and loads of arrow and 
typically put the arrows in their belt or in the earth in front of them so 
they could quickly let them loose. Reserves were not used in Europe they 
were a Mongle and Middle East weapon.

Of coarse that is all ultra anal period info and just for your knowledge, 
mixing these things in the SCA is just fine :)

Late 14th century to the early 16th century England was the place and time 
for the heavy use of archers. During the 100 years war and War of the Rose 
archers were a major part of combat for the English.

A simple 14th century outfit would be:

Braies
Chausses
Shirt
Tunic, gown (G63), or cotehardie
Simple hat or hood

Examples:

http://www.labelle.org/Pics_Gallry/archerfun.jpg
http://www.labelle.org/Pics_Gallry/captPiers.jpg
http://www.labelle.org/Pics_Gallry/training.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/garb14th/full/evmerlin.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/garb14th/full/Image14.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/garb14th/full/cotekev7.jpg

A simple outfit for 15th would be:

Full hosen with codpiece
Doublet
Shirt
Simple hat

Examples:

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/MTT2003/full/Image16.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/MTA2003/full/all.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/MTA2003/full/Image02.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/Greys/images/mtt2003/full/cooks.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/Greys/images/mtt2003/full/mtt30.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/Greys/images/mtt2003/full/mtt40.jpg

Chainmaille is period for both 14th and 15th century archers.

Hope this info helps.
James










From: "Devin Snyder" <snyder.devin at verizon.net>
Reply-To: The Barony of Ponte Alto <ponte-alto at atlantia.sca.org>
To: <ponte-alto at atlantia.sca.org>
Subject: [Ponte Alto] my garb
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:02:39 -0400

     I need some help on what period my garb is. I have a black cloth cloak, 
high leather boots, chain mail (can be removed), leather quiver and a wooden 
recurve bow. its kind of a odd combination and i can replace things or take 
things out but i want an accurate garb
-Devin Snyder
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