Fashion in Steel

The Landsknecht Armor of Wilhelm von Rogendorf

Stefan Krause, Andreas Zajic, Sabine Haag

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Yale University Press
05 September 2017

Renaissance art; Military history; Uniforms & insignia

A gloriously illustrated volume that looks at the remarkable armor of a key Habsburg commander and its relationship to contemporary Renaissance fashion

This sumptuously illustrated book celebrates a curious masterpiece of German Renaissance art--the Landsknecht armor of Wilhelm von Rogendorf (1523). Recently conserved to its original glory, this magnificent suit of armor, made for a trusted courtier, diplomat, and commander of infantry units for the Habsburgs, deceives the eye: the steel sleeves drape in graceful folds, with cuts in the surface, suggesting the armor is made from cloth rather than metal. The author of this fascinating volume explores the question: why does the armor look this way?

Stefan Krause delves back five centuries to the political, social, and cultural context in which von Rogendorf lived. Among other key venues in the Holy Roman Empire, this story takes the reader to the court of Emperor Charles V in Spain and to Augsburg, the leading center of armor making, where Rogendorf was introduced to the court armorer of Charles V, Kolman Helmschmid (1471-1532). Helmschmid was famous for his inventive and masterfully sculptured works, and this book elaborates on his unique contributions to the history of armor, and how and why von Rogendorf's suit was informed by contemporary fashion.

Distributed for the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

By: Stefan Krause
Preface by: Sabine Haag
Contributions by: Andreas Zajic
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 273mm, Width: 241mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 1.007kg
ISBN: 9780300230864
ISBN 10: 0300230869
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 05 September 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stefan Krause is curator of the Imperial Armoury at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna.

Reviews for Fashion in Steel: The Landsknecht Armor of Wilhelm von Rogendorf

“Combines both scholarly worthiness with a coffee-table presentation.”—Duncan Evans, The Armourer “Krause has uncovered a great deal of previously unpublished information.”—Sophie Littlewood, Burlington Magazine