Barbuta
As Barbuta or Celata the in is 14th and 15th century common, Italian variant of Bascinet referred. The barbuta's helmet bowl almost completely covered the wearer's head and neck and had an approximately T- or Y-shaped face cutout. Some variants had a nose piece , which resulted in a great resemblance to the Corinthian helmet of ancient Greece . Since the barbuta offered sufficient protection without making sight and breathing difficult, it was also widely used outside of Italy. In the late 15th century it was supplanted by other types of helmets such as the Armet and the Schaller .
gallery
Barbute in "Corinthian shape" from the 15th century with Y-cutout. Illustration from a book by Emanuel Viollet-le-Duc
Italian Y-shaped barbuta with nostrils - 1470-80, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Archaeological find from the Lugg River, around 1460
Italian barbuta, 1470-80, more open form with a larger field of vision
Modern reconstruction for reenactment
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literature
- Harry Kühnel (Ed.): Picture dictionary of clothing and armor. From the ancient Orient to the end of the Middle Ages (= Kröner's pocket edition. Vol. 453). Kröner, Stuttgart, 1992, ISBN 3-520-45301-0 .
