Journey of a Helmet: How the Art of Armor Crossed Cultures

Authors

Willem N. Roelandts, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Class Year

2026

Document Type

Digital Project

Date of Creation

Fall 2025

Department 1

Art

Abstract

Much like fashion influences and impacts the everyday clothing of people throughout history, it has also influenced the aesthetics of armor and styles of decoration of said armor. pieces of armor became canvases for cultural expression, plates of iron and steel, ripe for engraving or painting, symbols of allegiance, grandeur and wealth. With the advent of trade across cultures miles apart, armor and its decor evolved over the course of years of cross-cultural trade and interaction, some potentially spanning back hundreds if not thousands of years. This web-page explores the interactions, similarities, differences, and influences of armor construction and decor between cultures across Eurasia.

Comments

Created for ARTH 245: Art of the Global Renaissance

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Recommended Citation

Roelandts, Willem N., "Journey of a Helmet: How the Art of Armor Crossed Cultures" (2025). Student Publications. 1179.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/1179