12-01-2003, 11:32 PM
<em>Thanks for bringing this dagger to my attention. I've been trying to gather together as many pictures of pugiones as I could for the last couple of years</em><br>
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Both of these were published by Lindenschmit back in the 1880s and regularly surface in various publications (Edith Thomas' <em>Helme, Schilde, Dolche</em> springs to mind) and they are included in what must surely be top of your Christmas list:<br>
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J. Obmann, <em>Studien zur römischen Dolchscheiden des 1. Jahrhunderts n.Chr. Archäologische Zeugnisse und bildliche Überlieferung</em>, Kölner Studien zur Archäologie der römischen Provinzen Bd.4, Rahden 2000 ISBN 3-89646-132-X<br>
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It is mostly catalogue, drawings, and photos, but there is a pithy text too. There are also some very nice colour reconstructions at the back which sadly slip past almost without comment.<br>
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Mike Bishop <p></p><i></i>
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Both of these were published by Lindenschmit back in the 1880s and regularly surface in various publications (Edith Thomas' <em>Helme, Schilde, Dolche</em> springs to mind) and they are included in what must surely be top of your Christmas list:<br>
<br>
J. Obmann, <em>Studien zur römischen Dolchscheiden des 1. Jahrhunderts n.Chr. Archäologische Zeugnisse und bildliche Überlieferung</em>, Kölner Studien zur Archäologie der römischen Provinzen Bd.4, Rahden 2000 ISBN 3-89646-132-X<br>
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It is mostly catalogue, drawings, and photos, but there is a pithy text too. There are also some very nice colour reconstructions at the back which sadly slip past almost without comment.<br>
<br>
Mike Bishop <p></p><i></i>
