While similar to “The Knight” shield I make, the Codex Manesse shield differs in the fact it is flat. These flat heater shields tend to be very closely dated into the late 13th through to the mid 14th century, with a number of finds to corroborate this, particularly those from Marburg Cathedral, now in Marburg Landgrafenschloss museum.
Many thanks go to Roland Warzecha/Dimicator for posting details of some of these Marburg shields, which you can see here.
The shape and dimensions are based off one of the Marburg shields (The red shield with a white lion c. 1350)
As with all of my shields, the construction is all done by hand, with a 12mm ply base. The shields are faced and backed with linen covered in gesso ready for painting. Straps are from 3-4mm leather, fastened with clinched nails.
Note that many historic shields were covered with thin rawhide/parchment, not fabric. However this would be significantly more expensive, so as standard I use fabric. If you would like an even more historically accurate shield please do get in touch.
Statistics:
Height - 60cm
Width - 46cm
Weight - 2.1kg
While similar to “The Knight” shield I make, the Codex Manesse shield differs in the fact it is flat. These flat heater shields tend to be very closely dated into the late 13th through to the mid 14th century, with a number of finds to corroborate this, particularly those from Marburg Cathedral, now in Marburg Landgrafenschloss museum.
Many thanks go to Roland Warzecha/Dimicator for posting details of some of these Marburg shields, which you can see here.
The shape and dimensions are based off one of the Marburg shields (The red shield with a white lion c. 1350)
As with all of my shields, the construction is all done by hand, with a 12mm ply base. The shields are faced and backed with linen covered in gesso ready for painting. Straps are from 3-4mm leather, fastened with clinched nails.
Note that many historic shields were covered with thin rawhide/parchment, not fabric. However this would be significantly more expensive, so as standard I use fabric. If you would like an even more historically accurate shield please do get in touch.
Statistics:
Height - 60cm
Width - 46cm
Weight - 2.1kg
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