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Cet wrote:I can't believe Tasha didn't immediately mention the lancelot manuscript (Francais 343, Bib nat')

D'OH!

That's because I haven't been doing my usual computer-like visual scanning of my sources for some time... been too busy reading articles about armour and stuff like that. :wink:

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The Romance of Alexander has clothing with diagonals -- lots of interesting examples, IIRC. I don't recall whether the illuminations also show mi-parti diagonals though. The Petite Heurs of Jean de Berry has at least one image with diagonal lines worked into the cloth; various clothing portrayals by...

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You are the source of many intriguing questions. Sometimes I wish I had time to simply devote to fully answering your cool questions all day. (I'm not kidding; I'm serious. These questions are excellent practice.) Unfortunately, I don't have time right now, but I'm betting someone here will start th...

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Brian W. Rainey wrote:I think I will be there... unless something more important comes up.

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Hi Kim,

Probably not the same book. While there are some decent images of French art in the back, the bulk of the book's worth is in the author's compilation of period textual evidence. It's like a much shorter and broader-ranging (time-period-wise) version of FitAotBP.

-Tasha

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That's odd... Hhhmmm... let me see.... OH MY. I see what happened. For some bizarre reason Addall.com has some of the available copies listed under "JOHN" Evans, not "Joan" Evans. It's better if you search under the title of the book, not the author, in this case. Also, make sure you're looking at t...

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Just bumpin'.

The page is updated; still some stuff left and I LOWERED THE PRICES. I seek simplicity and less stuff lying around. Everything must go!

Merci,
Tasha

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I'll be there as of the afternoon of Friday the 21st and am leaving Sunday morning the 23rd.

I think the plan is to check into the hotel and then go wander the Art Institute on Friday afternoon. I'm guessing I'll be running into other ARSians there.

-Tasha

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It seems that bifurcated mittens would work quite well with bifurcated gauntlets, but I don't know much detail about that beyond the fact that the Met has a pair of bifurcated gauntlets dating to the mid-16th century, and that the earliest depiction of this type of gauntlets can be found on a German...

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The Book of Costume is a standard on many historical costumers's shelves, and even on some serious clothing researchers's shelves. It has a good selection of figural art and some photos of extant pieces. Sometimes she gets her clothing terminology and interpretation a little cockeyed, but very few ...

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There are also mentions of embroidered words/mottos in Joan Evans's Dress in Medieval France . The two I just glanced at are from 1387 and 1412, I believe. These garments aren't miltary in particular, but there is not much of a leap between mottos and visual heraldry/livery on martial garments when ...

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Are you coming to the first Armour Research Society conference, October 22nd in Chicago? Alan Williams, the author, will be there as a speaker.

http://www.armourresearchsociety.org/conference.html

-Tasha

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Mike F wrote:I look forward to the journal. Are you going to be at the conference? I'd enjoy meeting you in person.

Hi Mike,

Yes, I'll be at the conference with bells on! (Well, not bells exactly, but quite happy to finally meet so many of you in person.) See you then,

-Tasha

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How does one become an editor of a journal? Way back in the day I created my own magazine with a friend, then I joined other magazine staffs at the bottom rung of editorial power (i.e. someone who would read the "slush pile" and write rejection letters or pass on promising works to the editors high...

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Erik was very supportive in handing over the journal to me, and I will always be grateful for his help with the transition. When I volunteered to help on the content/editorial end almost a year ago, I never thought I'd end up finishing up the production work, but when he resigned, I was the the one ...

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Hi folks, If you're a member of ARS, you'll be getting your journal(s) soon, toward the end of October. If you are not a member but would like to buy a copy or ten, please check out the updated website. You can now view first pages of each of the articles in the first issue of JotARS and you can pre...

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Wow. That's amazing stuff. I could stay up all night browsing. Incidentally, there are two 15thc pavises going up for auction (lots 206 and 207, I believe), and there's a 16thc mail shirt (208). I wish I could purchase the 15thc basilard.... among a million other things.

-Tasha

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OK, here's a call for opinions. I'm about to start my new arming coat once I get linen thread in a decent weight. For hand-quilting 3 layers of material (12-oz hemp canvas, 1 layer cotton batting, medium wt linen liner) that will see a fair amount of abuse- running stitch, or stab stitch? Klaus I t...

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Tasha - can I get a full title and ISBN for that book? I'd like to check it out. Gwyneth This title was published in 1929 in Paris, so I'm not certain it has an ISBN... Either way, here's the biblio info: Harmand, Adrien. Jeanne d'Arc Ses Costumes, Son Armure: Essai de Reconstitution. Librairie Ern...

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Here is a link to the web art page for the St. John alter piece by van der Wyden.. so you can zoom in to see the seams in the doublet. A very impressive wrok. Hopefully this will work http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/w/weyden/rogier/12stjohn/index.html annette[/img] Greetings Annette, That is ...

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Tasha, it seems to me that this technique would best apply to really hefty padded garments, such as the jack described in the ordinance above, for which it makes sense to deal with each quarter as a separate unit for ease of assembly and quilting. I did something similar but not exactly that, for m...

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I know that it's later period than most of you 'hosers' , but Janet Arnold shows linings which are attached to each outer piece separately, wrong side to wrong side with raw edges all around (not turned inside out, as described above), then all pieces put together to form the garment. At that point...

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What's great is if you can get yardage that is woven to the correct width for your garment, a shirt for instance. You can butt-stitch the selveges together (for the side seams, for instance)---a very period technique. I can't bring myself to do this sort of thing because modern fabrics have modern ...

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Sent you a PM.

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Yes, the body harness with spaulders is still available and yes, the price is still $80. There are four straps on the harness, two on each side, and one of them is broken. This does NOT, however, affect the closing of the harness and its safety features. It's a strap that in retrospect isn't technic...

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Helm is sold, but I think everything else is still available. Thought I had a buyer for the body armour plus spaulders, but not sure about that right now.

Legs (plus belt), right arm, left vambrace, left demi-gauntlet, and lefty shield all still definitely available.

-Tasha

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*Bump*

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Not sure what Sarmation is... Send her my way, if you think she'd be interested. The leg harness is the most girl-specific thing besides the body armour. We all know how hard it is to get new fighters suited up. Some of my stuff would get her well on the way. The website has my email address. -Tasha

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Sent another PM.

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Bumpity-bump-bump-bump.

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The most armour I'd have on it would be something like a Churburg(sp?) breastplate...so I'm expecting that it'd have to be padded more than usual. Or if I made a coat of plates I imagine that I would have less work to do in the amout of padding required. If you'd wear a late-14thc Churburg breastpl...

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I'll probably be making a 14th cent. gambeson for my first time...and then I'd like to see what else is out there. I don't know of many 14th cent. gambesonsthough so I'd appreciate any info on them. I'd consider making a 13th cent. one if it was easier though... Do you want to wear this garment und...

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LadySid wrote:Dang! If I was only a lefty....

Only a few things are lefty-specific... The limb armour isn't. I've got interest in the helm and the body armour currently....

Keep it coming! Everything must go!

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I'm really confused. What's being discussed here? A late 14thc garment or a mid-13thc garment? Adam posted info (which I still can't get to work, dagnabbit) which led me to believe it's about 13thc gambesons while Konstantin is discussing using a variation on the Blois pourpoint as a padded arming c...

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I'm not going to be fighting again, and if I ever did, I'd revamp what I wear completely, so this is going up on the market. I'm a lefty and when I wore this kit I was between a size 12 and 14. I'm 5'5". If you are or know a woman who fits that description and who needs an SCA-legal fighting kit, th...

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