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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!?
Nothing re camouflage in the description. Looks like cammo rather than luck to,me. Folk wore field signs etc but this looks to me like a deliberate attempt to disguise the outline of the person in some way. Could have a smelly purpose but the placement of the foliage on the figure suggested Cammo as the primary function. I am really wondering about this too. Surprised it didn’t catch folk’s imaginations like it caught ours. Alan Tradgardland
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!?
Nothing re camouflage in the description. Looks like cammo rather than luck to,me. Folk wore field signs etc but this looks to me like a deliberate attempt to disguise the outline of the person in some way.
DeleteCould have a smelly purpose but the placement of the foliage on the figure suggested Cammo as the primary function.
I am really wondering about this too. Surprised it didn’t catch folk’s imaginations like it caught ours.
Alan Tradgardland
He could be preparing for when he dismounts.
ReplyDeleteGoing behind his own bush? Early portable toilet!
DeleteI think he is most definitely doing so.
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
With regard to dismounting btw
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
Birnam Wood comes to mind......
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