Reference Books - Validity?

Kenwrec Wulfe · Post by **Kenwrec Wulfe** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:04 am

Armour and Weapons in the Middle Ages by Charles H. Ashdown (undated)

and

Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons Illustrated by Eduard Wagner and text by Zoroslava Drobna and Jan Durdik - Translated by Jean Layton

Good, bad?

Thanks!

Dave Womble · Post by **Dave Womble** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:48 am

The only negative thing I've heard about Ashdown, is that the work is extremely dated...many new theories and discoveries have come to light since it was first published...debunking some of what he's written. I believe Dan Howard still recomends it however.

No idea on the other one.

Dave

chef de chambre · Post by **chef de chambre** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:41 am

The second is modern artists drawings of 15th century pictures. They do a reasonable job of it. I am always in favour of going right to the source, but the fellow who wrote the section on horse-harness was a Polish cavalry officer with a ton of practical experience. It isn'tr a bad reference, if you keep in mind you are looking at someone elses interpretation of art.