Editing Cervelliere (section)

== History ==
The cervelliere was first introduced during the late 12th century. It was worn either alone or more often over or under a [[chainmail|mail]] [[coif]].<ref name=Nicolle-outremer/> Additionally, a [[great helm]] could be worn over a cervelliere,<ref name=Nicolle-outremer>{{Harvnb|Nicolle|1996|p=51}}</ref> and by the late 13th century this was the usual practice.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}

Over time, the cervelliere experienced several evolutions. Many helmets became increasingly pointed and the back of the skull cap elongated to cover the neck, thus developing into the [[bascinet]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Petersen|1968}} (''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'', "Helmet")</ref>  Cerveillieres were worn throughout the medieval period and even during the Renaissance.<ref>Douglas Miller, ''Armies of the German Peasants' War 1524-26'' (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2003), 47.</ref>  They were cheap and easy to produce and thus much used by commoners and non-professional soldiers who could not afford more advanced protection.

Anecdotally, medieval literature credits the invention of the cervellière to astrologer [[Michael Scot]] {{Circa|1233}},<ref name=muendel/> though this is not seriously entertained by most historians.<ref name=muendel>{{Harvnb|Muendel|2002}}</ref> The ''Chronicon Nonantulanum''<ref group="note">Planché gives ''Nantubanum'' but ''Nonantulanum'' is given by Du Cange</ref> records that the astrologer devised the iron-plate cap shortly before his own predicted death, which he still inevitably met when a stone weighing two ounces fell on his protected head.<ref name=ducange>{{Harvnb|Du Cange|1842|p=295}}</ref><ref name=planche>{{Harvnb|Planché|1896|loc=volume 2|p=88}}</ref>