08-01-2013, 05:56 AM
31 July 2013
Found this title on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble book store.
Reconstructing Ancient Linnen Body Armor: Unraveling the Lino Thorax Mystery
By Gregory Aldrete, Scott Bartell, and Alicia Aldrete
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press
1 March 2013
ISBN-13: 978-1421408194
A useful book for the Greek and late Roman Era re-enactor.
Lots of research went into making this book. Does anyone out there
own a copy? Please share your insight into the books usefulness.
Do you think you could make the same item from the contents?
Thought this might help those who want an alternate way to make the petrugi fringe
on the subarmalis for Roman Reenacting. Ancient sculpture
depicts a certain stiffness in the shoulder petrugi fringe defenses and that skirt like fringe that hung from under
the belt of the armor. The linothorax laminated material may have been used instead of just leather or plain fabric.
Can people who have read the book share a little about the quality of the research
and do you think the way the book is written can aid some one in re-creating a similar
armor?
I promise I will not do a Roman impression wearing one. I do thing the petrugis fringe
is a useful thing to make from the books writitings on the topic.
Anyone who is serious about Greek Armor or late Roman Era armor should
consider finding and reading a copy of this book on this rare topic.
In my opinion it should be on the shelf of any one interested in ancient armor.
Geoffrey Ives
Found this title on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble book store.
Reconstructing Ancient Linnen Body Armor: Unraveling the Lino Thorax Mystery
By Gregory Aldrete, Scott Bartell, and Alicia Aldrete
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press
1 March 2013
ISBN-13: 978-1421408194
A useful book for the Greek and late Roman Era re-enactor.
Lots of research went into making this book. Does anyone out there
own a copy? Please share your insight into the books usefulness.
Do you think you could make the same item from the contents?
Thought this might help those who want an alternate way to make the petrugi fringe
on the subarmalis for Roman Reenacting. Ancient sculpture
depicts a certain stiffness in the shoulder petrugi fringe defenses and that skirt like fringe that hung from under
the belt of the armor. The linothorax laminated material may have been used instead of just leather or plain fabric.
Can people who have read the book share a little about the quality of the research
and do you think the way the book is written can aid some one in re-creating a similar
armor?
I promise I will not do a Roman impression wearing one. I do thing the petrugis fringe
is a useful thing to make from the books writitings on the topic.
Anyone who is serious about Greek Armor or late Roman Era armor should
consider finding and reading a copy of this book on this rare topic.
In my opinion it should be on the shelf of any one interested in ancient armor.
Geoffrey Ives
