Italian balaclava

Italian balaclava
Information
Weapon type:	Protective weapon
Designations:	Italian balaclava
Use:	helmet
Working time:	around 16th century
Region of origin / ; author:	Italy , armory
Distribution:	Italy
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The Italian balaclava (Italian: celata) is a protective weapon from Italy.

description

Venetian balaclava

The Italian balaclava is usually made of steel . In the 16th century , gunsmiths and armaments smiths in Italy began to decorate the weapons and armor they produced in a particularly artistic way. The shapes of the balaclavas changed their shape and, with their curved neck pieces, became similar to the ancient Roman helmets. At the smiths in Milan , Florence , Bologna and Rome , helmets of this type became real luxury items through driving , tawing and gilding . The blacksmiths in Germany, especially in Nuremberg , also made high-quality decorated balaclavas. These helmets were intended almost exclusively for high-ranking customers and were used more for parades and public life. The usual simple balaclavas remained in use for combat.

literature

Marco Abate (Ed.): Circa 1500. Leonhard and Paola - an unequal couple. De ludo globi - from the game of the world. On the border of the empire. Skira, Geneva et al. 2000, ISBN 88-8118-755-8 , p. 497 (exhibition catalog, Tiroler Landesausstellung 2000, Lienz - Bruck Castle, Brixen - Hofburg Brixen, Besenello - Castel Beseno).
Wendelin Boeheim : Album of excellent items from the weapons collection of the very highest imperial house. Published with the approval of the high office of chamberlain of His KuK Apostolic Majesty. Verlag J. Löwy, Vienna 1894.

Web links

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Individual evidence

↑ Wendelin Boeheim: Handbook of Armament. The weapon system in its historical development from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century (= Seemanns Kunstgewerbliche Handbücher. Vol. 7, ZDB -ID 53757-3 ). Seemann, Leipzig 1890, p. 47, (reprint. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ).

[1] Wendelin Boeheim: Handbook of Armament. The weapon system in its historical development from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century (= Seemanns Kunstgewerbliche Handbücher. Vol. 7, ZDB -ID 53757-3 ). Seemann, Leipzig 1890, p. 47, (reprint. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ).