The bascinet – also bassinet, basinet, or bazineto – was a Medieval European open-faced combat helmet. It evolved from a type of iron or steel skullcap...

called celata, salade and schaller) was a combat helmet that replaced the bascinet in Italy, western and northern Europe and Hungary during the mid-15th century...

known as a cervelliere. The later development of the cervelliere, the bascinet, was also worn beneath the great helm; men-at-arms would often remove the...

of alternative names and spellings (such as cowter or couter; bassinet, bascinet or basinet; and besagew or besague) which often reflect a word introduced...

holes in the vervelles to secure it. Aventails were commonly seen on bascinets in the 14th century and served as a replacement for a complete mail hood...

the more important medieval developments included the great helm, the bascinet, the frog-mouth helm, and the armet. The great seal of Owain Glyndŵr (c...

plate armour appeared to supplement mail during the 14th century, the bascinet helmet incorporated a mail curtain called the aventail which protected...

functional, padded roll of fabric worn around the bascinet helmet in the 14th century. In this period the bascinet was often worn under a great helm, and the...

of the skull cap elongated to cover the neck, thus developing into the bascinet. Cerveillieres were worn throughout the medieval period and even during...

earlier forms. However, a number of Italian bascinets dating to c. 1400 (sometimes termed 'Venetian great bascinets') were discovered in Chalcis, Greece; these...