Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
following DD's string of examples, I recalled a very ornate helmet on display at the White Tower in London.
Those folks knew how to engrave! I assume this is part of the heritage for the lugs on my Hetchins.
Steve in Peoria
Indeed, such things are the inspiration for the work I do. Here's an album of my photos from the "knight's hall" of European renaissance armament in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg. Many examples of the finest craftsmanship of the age.
The raised work on the close helm you showed is actually known as repousse, while most of the flatter designs around those raised elements or upon them are engraved.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/456653...57706267195531
-Gregory