EAA 101, 2002: Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk

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All known examples of armorial horse furniture held on the Norfolk Sites and Monuments Record, with the provenance of the vast majority accurately recorded, have been brought together in this book and 246 examples are illustrated. Arms are attributed with local, national and European connections, and changes in form and decoration are analysed, resulting in a revision of some conventional dating.

One of the most interesting outcomes of the study is the indication that the heraldic decoration of horse furniture got underway during the second and third quarters of the twelfth century, somewhat earlier than was previously accepted. The late 13th and early 14th centuries saw the maximum popularity of enamelled pieces and thereafter a slow decline set in.

Full reference:

Ashley, S., 2002, Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101

A4, 80pp, 26fig, 6pls

ISBN 0 905594 34 7