The Armour Archive

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Baron Alejandro wrote:

Yea that was real useful.

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Tasha McG wrote:Sorry, I do that too often -- abbreviate out of laziness.

It does help if you use the right ones though. BNF, BL, LOC...

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Well once you get those done and get them aproved then post them here and if there is anything that I think might be useful to you that you missed that I am familiar with I will let you know.

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Have you checked with the prof and made sure you can do this topic?

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For this semester or next? Isn't it almost the end of the semester.

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Is this for a class or something else?

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Sure did seem like hell was freezing over this weekend when I was outside covering plants for over an hour in sleet. I guess it kinda did.

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The list that Vicky posts is an itinerary of the ideal way to go on a pilgrimage, maybe typical for a pilgrim, my guess is that, as it is for a foreign pilgrimage that the needs are somewhat different for someone doing a local one. Well yes it is for the trip from Venice to the Holy Land. And I agr...

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Jorge you can never tell when I am giving you shit. I was refering to lh.co.uk boards and that is what they are all saying not you. I also am not questioning what you carry in your box or whether you use it. You said that there are no lists but there are atleast 2, 3 if you add the one Vicky just po...

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Jorge, you spend entirely too much time with WOR re-enactors. This season I am in the same kit as last but this year I am an archer with a bill instead of a billman. If you don't like average we can use typical but it is just a word meaning the common things most or many people traveling would have ...

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The problem with the Howard list as a source is that he is too upper class as a starting point. I don't think the lower class list is really based off of any specific source. If I find something or when I get done with my project I will make sure Joram knows about it.

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I am looking for a list of gear to be taken with a average man traveling or on campaign in some sort of source. I have one from the 1520s and I think there is one in the 12th century but I was hoping that someone had seen one from the 14th or 15th centuries. Preferably Britain or France or the Low C...

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http://www.british-history.ac.uk/journa ... #thread-21

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http://tarvos.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/server ... 002621.JPG
http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/mi07766b10a.jpg

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I wish you would. These people don't deserve you. It's probably because you're too awesome. John, are you doing ok? Your remarks just aren't up to the level that I am used to seeing from you. I know you feel left out because everyone I help does late-15th century, but you could always join that clu...

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Kilkenny wrote: A truly regrettably cynical interpretation.

cynical? perhaps but I have finally learned that it is best to just take care of my own and those that directly impact me and just plain avoid throwing the masses scraps.

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If I would have guessed the imreal images then yea we would be on the same channel. The one in that Memling painting is a little small but I have an image of a set of soldiers with much bigger bundles which I suppose might work. The problem for me and my guys is that I have not as of yet seen any ev...

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James do you mean this? m Here is one from 15th century Italy that looks reasonably makeshift and canvas. m An interesting how to article on basically making one. m There are shelters similar to the butchers in the Swiss Chronicles. Maybe my eyes are decieving me but it looks like the the end with t...

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Unless the law requires flame retardent I would would use a canvas tarp from Home Depot/Lowes and treat it with either Camp Kote Water Repellent(Which I haven't used) or Thompson's Waterseal(which I have used). For the Thompson's I used hand pumped preasure sprayer to apply it. James any chance in s...

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I have already recieved e-mails asking why I even bother but let me try explain and simplify. The image is of a rope bed being used as a litter, if you want to question that go and look and see what you find. Even if you want to say it is not a bed it is still important as it has the same rope patte...

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Well I shall restrain from posting bits of information about something unless I am willing to defend it with hours of more research. I guess that Chef is right and this board really is about "reasearch leaching."

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I am just posting this because I want to complain with it. If you wonder about something go and look more into it before you ask questions especially if someone says it is found in other images otherwise people won't post things because then they just have to go and do more work because other people...

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It is FranÃ§ais 3 and according to the BNF it is begining of the 15th century. And having just flipped through the images in it I'd say it is a reasonable dating. Yes he was spanish. The spanish painters of the time are depending on how you want to look at it influenced or descended from the Flemish...

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I was going to show you a whole bunch but instead I'm just going to go with two illustrations that show what I would make.

I would go with a base similar to this one but not as large. It is just a simple X base.
http://ark.bnf.fr/ConsulterElementNum?O ... 90&Param=C

And then I would do the top part like this one.

http://www.wga.hu/art/h/huguet/vinzenz.jpg

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I found this image in a book years ago and it wasn't on WGA at the time but I just came accross it so I thought I would post it for those of you who have an interest in such things. There are a few other images from the same period of italian art and possibly same artist but this one is the best. m

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All the things we've done as a whole group have been SCA events. I don't think everyone in the group is quite as keen on the 14th century as I am. Any late medieval source would be a help at this point. Definitely send me a PM or post on the interpretive board if yall do anything not SCA as I very ...

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Do yall just play at SCA events?

Do you want something 14th century or just something late medieval?

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What group do you perform with?

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Thanks for your input. I'm really crazy about historical accuracy too,so it's looking like I'm just going to have to forget about the boots. (unless I get a horse sometime soon ) I started to write a post yesterday but since you never really said that you really were interested in accuracy ahead of...

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If I was to choose the one book from amazon to really strengthen ones bookshelf it would be the The Goodman of Paris. It is a good price too.

http://www.amazon.com/Goodman-Paris-M%C ... F8&s=books

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Are these the same Sagas that have the magic reindeer hides? I have no idea if they mention magic reindeer hides or not as I haven't even read the other thread and vikings are not my thing. If there are mentions of magic reindeer hides in the Sagas then you need to look at how often are they mentio...

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Josh discovering that he has oranage armpit hair.

[img]http://www.mediumaevum.com/brent/12thnight/100_0615.JPG[/img]

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There was no evidence of Troy til it was found. That actually is not true. There was evidence of it just not physical evidence of it. If there is written evidence of viking leather armour in say the Sagas then that actually is evidence. It may not be the best evidence that can be had for something ...

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I could list classes and seminars I have taken and subjects I have read widely on but that isn't going to do anyone any good. What you need to do is read books, the more you know and the more experience you have with dealing with aspects of historical research the better prepaired you will be for it...

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I believe in a down to earth, common sense approach to research. With one of the keys being "if it makes sense and it is not proven to be wrong then why not accept it as possible". Possible means nothing, it is all about probable. It is possible that the world will end tomorrow but it is ...

14th or 15th Century Travel gear sources

Rope Bed