A Beautiful Purpose: Violence. vs. Aesthetics in European Armor

What is the difference between armor for war, and armor for tournament? Armor for foot combat, and armor for mounted combat? In my view we draw a few too many hard distinctions between "categories" of armor when design is not always driven by a tactical imperative. What do we lose by viewing the past purely through a functionalist lens? *MY ARMOR FASHION BRAND* https://loricaclothing.com/ *SUPPORT THE CHANNEL* https://ko-fi.com/loricaclothing *VIDEO CONTENTS* 00:00 - An Introduction to Functionalism 01:01 - The Framing Device: Armor Peeves 02:23 - A Historical Design Framework: The Vitruvian Triad 04:05 - "Pretty Armor Was Not Functional" 04:34 - Beauty as Goodness in the Medieval Mind 05:42 - Contexts for Wearing Armor 06:19 - "The Only 'Real' Armor is War Armor" 07:24 - Field vs. Tournament Armor 08:13 - Considerations for the Field 09:03 - Parade Armor 09:47 - Damage on "Parade" Pieces 12:10 - "All Variation in Armor Follows from Tactical Imperative" 12:41 - Armor for Foot 12:49 - Armor for Horse 14:40 - Conclusion #history #armor #design