tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322737462023-03-17T10:50:45.875-05:00A resource for 12th century Templar re-creationEd Childershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03338585424828856224noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32273746.post-1157922068877248732006-09-10T15:59:00.000-05:002006-09-11T08:39:54.890-05:00

Edward de VillaretSergeant brother of the TempleSeptember 10, 1149La Petite PrairieDressed for the convent in black robe, mantle, cap (coif) and hat (Primitive Rule: 16, 68; Hierarchical Statutes: 140, 141, 324).The Templars were given the right to wear a red cross as a part of their habit circa 1146 by Pope Eugenius III.

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16th Century German Faldestoel While the example for my re-created folding stool dates from the 16th century, stools of this type have been in use since before the Roman Empire.

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Re-created Faldstool My thanks to Charles Oakley for the plans for this stool which, along with plans for other furniture pieces, can be found at http://www.medievalwood.org/charles/.

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Faldstool Folded

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Not exactly Templar-related or 12th century, I know, but the Rule does state, ". . .if they are not waging war or they have not been given any other order, each one should go to his place and repair his armour and his equipment, if there is anything to repair. . .or should make tent-posts or pegs or anything else that befits their office. And each brother should ensure that the Enemy does not

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Re-created 15th Century Cassone The almost finished product (the exterior of the piece will be painted). . .a twelve-board chest in the style of cassoni, complete with a decorative "crown" on the top of the lid. The only metal used in the chest's construction is in the hardware: three iron strap hinges, a half-mortise lock and four iron pole rings (not yet installed). The boards are doweled and

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Interior View of Storage in Crown

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Interior View The interiors of the chest and crown, as they will not be painted, were stained with a walnut dye (made from walnut husks, water, sodium carbonate, and alum) and finished with tung oil.

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ORB Online EncyclopediaMilitary OrdersThe TemplarsMalcolm BarberAccording to St. Bernard, in his treatise De laude novae militiae, written in the 1130s, the Templars were "a new species of knighthood, unknown in the secular world," who waged a double conflict against both flesh and blood and against the invisible forces of evil. To him they were a unique combination of knight and monk; to later

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In the Rule of the Templars, the "Hierarchical Statutes" (ca. 1165) offer the most detail regarding the clothing and equipment knight and sergeant brothers of the Temple were either provided or permitted to have. The list begins with those items allowed to knight brothers:Arms and ArmorHauberk, iron hose, mail shoes, helmet or chapeau de fer, arming jacket, surcoat ("completely white") , sword,

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What follows is a list of books I have found helpful in my research of the Order of the Temple; also included are books addressing more general aspects of the Middle Ages and those the focus of which is specifically the 12th century.The list is certainly not meant to be definitive, nor will it be static. As I come across titles that may be of interest, I will add them to the list.Templar

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