1 8 1 https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/adfc22cda17288ddb9d3271c6ce49848.jpg d508bc065a8fc0a9e31575bfd5059e1d Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 688 Width 960 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism on the Streets Description An account of the resource This Collection analyses popular medievalism in material and public culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on popular medievalist theatre, parades and public spectacles, as well as recreational, literary and political associations. It explores the ways in which medievalism was not simply derivative but also local and disctinctive. In this Collection you will find items relating to medievalism in public contexts and popular culture, and the revisitation or reenactment of the Middle Ages by groups such as the Society for Creative Anachronism. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Digital Photograph; JPEG Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hourglass Gauntlets Subject The topic of the resource armour, gauntlets, hourglass gauntlet, gloves, combat, battle, weapons, weapon, weaponry, protection, Medieval Shoppe, recreation, re-creation, re-enactment, replica, replicas, Parkes, New South Wales, NSW, 14th Century, fourteenth century Description An account of the resource <p>An image of reproduction hourglass gauntlets, sold by the Medieval Shoppe in Parkes, NSW. The Medieval Shoppe produces and sells replicas of swords, shields, armour, and other historical weapons.</p> <p>Their website provides some information about hourglass gauntlets (<a href="http://www.medievalshoppe.com.au/hourglass-gauntlets.html">http://www.medievalshoppe.com.au/hourglass-gauntlets.html</a>):</p> <p>"When fighting was almost entirely hand-to-hand, the thorough protection of the hand was necessarily of paramount importance. Armour for the head and body was, after all, but a second line of defence against the attack which penetrated the guard of the weapon. Any damage to the hand which controlled all offensive movements, as well as all parries, would place a combatant at the mercy of his antagonist. But the armourer had not only to give his attention to the protective qualities of the covering which enclosed a part so vulnerable and so likely to receive a wound, he had also to consider how he should least interfere with the use of so complicated a piece of mechanism as the human hand. It was on account of these very important considerations that one finds the gauntlet always more complicated in the details of its construction than the rest of the protective outfit.</p> <p>Underneath the plate was worn a leather glove, to the fingers and thumb of which small overlapping scales were attached to complete the defence of the hand. Hourglass gauntlets are considered the zenith of medieval gauntlets. An example of this type may be seen on the brass of Sir John de Saint Quintan in Brandesburton Church, Yorkshire, which may be dated at about 1397. The famous effigy of Edward, Prince of Wales, known as the Black Prince, in the cathedral church of Canterbury depicts this masterful warrior wearing this kind of hand defence."</p> <br /> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Medieval Shoppe Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Accessed 2012. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Image used with the permission of The Medieval Shoppe, 2012. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Photograph; JPEG 14th Century Armour battle combat fourteenth century gauntlets gloves Medieval Shoppe New South Wales NSW Parkes protection re-creation re-enactment recreation replica replicas weapon weaponry weapons