06-11-2007, 04:51 PM
thank you for the compliments.
I have a question.
I do not find any document showing the armour of a Byzantine soldier
in mid-XVe century. The icons are very stylized and very "traditional".
They seem to me not very reliable.
AFAIK 15th century Byzantine arms and armour was mainly imported from Genoa and Venice or captured from the Ottomans. So they would have been wearing a mixture of Italian and Turkish equipment.
It's also worth pointing out that by the 15th century the Byzantine Empire was totally bankrupt, so only the wealthiest could afford high quality Italian armour and weapons.
But it's hypothetical. I would like formal evidences . Have images or texts which regulate this problems, please?
and did a style régionnal still exist? Is a lamellar armour still possible?
Thank's a lot!
I have a question.
I do not find any document showing the armour of a Byzantine soldier
in mid-XVe century. The icons are very stylized and very "traditional".
They seem to me not very reliable.
AFAIK 15th century Byzantine arms and armour was mainly imported from Genoa and Venice or captured from the Ottomans. So they would have been wearing a mixture of Italian and Turkish equipment.
It's also worth pointing out that by the 15th century the Byzantine Empire was totally bankrupt, so only the wealthiest could afford high quality Italian armour and weapons.
But it's hypothetical. I would like formal evidences . Have images or texts which regulate this problems, please?
and did a style régionnal still exist? Is a lamellar armour still possible?
Thank's a lot!
Franck alias D. Vlattera, byzantine dignitary in "Tagma de Byzance".
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