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Tuesday 24 September 2024
Fifteenth Century camouflage
I was interested to find this 15th century artwork online. It is the oldest depiction of camouflage I have seen, albeit in a hunting scene-
Thia would make an excellent subject for a conversion ( scouting figure) of a figure for an army in 28mm…
Was there some description suggesting it was camouflage? Perhaps it was some customary wearing of foliage for "luck". I can't imagine camouflaging foliage on the head a mounted rider would fool anyone!
If it's on a hunt, though, I guess it could have been some kind of very smelly vegetation worn to disguise the smells of humans and horse, which would indeed be a kind of camouflage!?
Was there some description suggesting it was camouflage? Perhaps it was some customary wearing of foliage for "luck". I can't imagine camouflaging foliage on the head a mounted rider would fool anyone!
ReplyDeleteIf it's on a hunt, though, I guess it could have been some kind of very smelly vegetation worn to disguise the smells of humans and horse, which would indeed be a kind of camouflage!?
Now I'm really wondering about this!?
He could be preparing for when he dismounts.
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