06-18-2006, 12:55 PM
Quote:aitor iriarte:3p7zyeew Wrote:In any case, AFAIK, No lead weight=No plumbata
Ah, is that so? But our only picture of the plumbata mammilata also shows no weight.. I bet they could be 'artistically removed' here as well...
Doesn't the word 'plumbatae' actually mean 'leaded ones'?
So, technically speaking, no lead = no plumbata :wink:
And a plumbata sans lead weight would obviously never have
the range or hitting power of a dart with the lead weight. One
thing I'd be interested to know, though, is the meaning of the
term 'mammilata'. I'd always thought that was describing the
shape of the lead weight in this variety as being 'breastlike'... :oops:
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