10-04-2006, 07:08 PM
It's the largest collection of photos of original helmets (and a few of Robinson's reconstructions) that you'll find in print, as far as I know. It certainly doesn't include EVERYthing--many more have turned up since 1975. But it's the basis for Robinson's typology and shows all the examples he could come up with. It also has smaller chapters on different types of armor (including the first published accurate reconstructions of the Corbridge lorica segmentata), and photos of numerous pieces of sculpture and artwork showing Romans in armor.
I still refer to my copy now and then. It's still not really "outdated", just no longer complete or entirely adequate. There is certainly a growing number of good images online these days, the RAT database in particular, but some helmets you might still only find in Robinson.
The price sounds a tad steep, but then I've already got one! (Mom bought it for me practically new, around 1981, for about $25.) You must choose your own path, Jedi.
Vale,
Matthew
I still refer to my copy now and then. It's still not really "outdated", just no longer complete or entirely adequate. There is certainly a growing number of good images online these days, the RAT database in particular, but some helmets you might still only find in Robinson.
The price sounds a tad steep, but then I've already got one! (Mom bought it for me practically new, around 1981, for about $25.) You must choose your own path, Jedi.
Vale,
Matthew
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