ART AND ARMS. FLORENCE, CITY OF THE MEDICI

[Trevor]

After reading Ulieag's posts about his most recent foray into authentic armor, I recently acquired the book "Art and Arms. Florence, city of the Medici" at

http://www.masterarmourer.com/publications.htm

In it, there was an excellent article on cuir boili armor, with plenty of information that I have seen no where else. It talks about the construction and method of hardening used, along with pictures of a horse barding and a tournament helm that were made with cuir boili.

If you have any inkling to try your hand at cuir boili, I think you should read this book. There is a lot of misinformation that we have out there regarding this material, and we are missing out on fully utilizing a material that is very well suited for tournament combat.