- The
bascinet – also b****inet, basinet, or bazineto – was a
Medieval European open-faced
combat helmet. It
evolved from a type of iron or
steel skullcap...
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called celata,
salade and schaller) was a
combat helmet that
replaced the
bascinet in Italy,
western and
northern Europe and
Hungary during the mid-15th century...
- the more
important medieval developments included the
great helm, the
bascinet, the frog-mouth helm, and the armet. The
great seal of
Owain Glyndŵr (c...
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known as a cervelliere. The
later development of the cervelliere, the
bascinet, was also worn
beneath the
great helm; men-at-arms
would often remove the...
- of the
skull cap
elongated to
cover the neck, thus
developing into the
bascinet.
Cerveillieres were worn
throughout the
medieval period and even during...
- functional,
padded roll of
fabric worn
around the
bascinet helmet in the 14th century. In this
period the
bascinet was
often worn
under a
great helm, and the...
- of
alternative names and
spellings (such as
cowter or couter; b****inet,
bascinet or basinet; and
besagew or besague)
which often reflect a word introduced...
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plate armour appeared to
supplement mail
during the 14th century, the
bascinet helmet incorporated a mail
curtain called the
aventail which protected...
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holes in the
vervelles to
secure it.
Aventails were
commonly seen on
bascinets in the 14th
century and
served as a
replacement for a
complete mail hood...
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earlier forms. However, a
number of
Italian bascinets dating to c. 1400 (sometimes
termed 'Venetian
great bascinets') were
discovered in Chalcis, Greece; these...
