07-14-2007, 10:00 PM
My favorites from that book are plate 11 "Italian Strongholds, 915 AD" and plate 12 "The Byzantine Epic, 971 AD".
I have to admit I was dubious about some of the reconstructions though, they seem to reply heavily on Osprey illustrations. Not only that, plate 16, which shows a scene from the 12th century, has an Eastern Roman officer wearing a bronze muscle cuirass!
I have to admit I was dubious about some of the reconstructions though, they seem to reply heavily on Osprey illustrations. Not only that, plate 16, which shows a scene from the 12th century, has an Eastern Roman officer wearing a bronze muscle cuirass!
Regards,
Hisham
Hisham