Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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In this video I’m going to attempt a reconstruction of an “early” Pavese. Build in a rectangular fashion out of plywood and an elaborate strape arrangement like in the depictions.

How to build a curved shield blank:
youtu.be/tt1FVS0EXJE
How make egg-tempera (in the imbracciatura video):
youtu.be/iZ3i9krHmjY
Link to the 3d Model:
thingiverse.com/thing:4839445



Timestamps:
00:38 Wooden core discussion
02:17 Pavise shape discussion
03:38 Strap arrangement
04:30 Painting the shield
05:02 3d modelling and printing the spikes
05:37 Presentation of the pavise
05:52 Martin and the pavise
06:24 "Find the differences" contest



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Material list:
2-3x Sheets of plywood 4x600x1200m
Woodglue
Clamps
Sheets of linen
3-4 eggs
Mineral pigments
Leather stripes
Linseed oil

References:
manuscriptminiatures.com

larsdatter.com/painted-shields.htm
reddit.com/r/Norse/comments/iie5fi/the_kiteoval_shield_from_trondheim
myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=2711
myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.26353.html


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Music Created By: Random Mind
Song Title: The Old Tower Inn
Credit link: goo.gl/cN3oi3
Creative Commons: Attribution
Music Provided: Internet Archive - archive.org
GOTHIC AND RENAISSANCE DANCES (1961)
Music by:Klaus Walter, Michel Walter, Eleanor Slone, Gerald Sonneck, Ernst Koelz, Alfred Hertel
Digital transfer By: F. Reeder
Songs: 02. Nota (14th Century), 03. Lamento di Tristan (14th Century), 04. Stantipes (14th Century)
Recorded in the early 1960s
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