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Maximilian armour is a modern term applied to the style of early 16th-century German plate armour associated with, and possibly first made for the Emperor Maximilian I. The armour is still white armour , made in plain steel, but it is decorated with many flutings that may also have played a role in deflecting the points and blades of assailants ...
The Gothic style of plate armour peaked in a form known as Maximilian armour, produced during 1515–1525. High Gothic armour was worn during the later 15th century, a transitional type called Schott-Sonnenberg style was current during c. 1500 to 1515, and Maximilian armour proper during 1515 to 1525. [ 1 ]
[87] [88] [89] The style of armour that became popular during the second half of his reign featured elaborate fluting and metalworking, and became known as Maximilian armour. It emphasized the details in the shaping of the metal itself, rather than the etched or gilded designs popular in the Milanese style.
German so-called Maximilian armour of the early 16th century is a style using heavy fluting and some decorative etching, as opposed to the plainer finish on 15th-century white armour. The shapes include influence from Italian styles. This era also saw the use of closed helms, as opposed to the 15th-century-style sallets and barbutes.
English: Armour of Emperor Maximilian I, part of the set of armour probably depicted in Thun fol. 33v, 67 and 67v. Deutsch: Harnisch von Kaiser Maximilian I. Date:
HJRK A 79 - Armour of Maximilian I, c. 1485. Lorenz Helmschmied or "Helmschmid" (active 1467–1515) was a German armourer and a member of the Helmschmied family of armourers from Augsburg.
English: Armour of Emperor Maximilian I, part of the set of armour probably depicted in Thun fol. 33v, 67 and 67v. Deutsch: Harnisch von Kaiser Maximilian I. Date
The Maximilian armour style was likely originally conceived to "create a dazzling effect as sunlight reflected on its polished, rippling steel", although it turned out that the flutings strengthened the defensive capability of the armour. The flutings also might have been designed to imitate the pleatings of costumes in the late 15th century.