Surviving Examples of Early Plate Armour 1300-1430

[Talbot]

Here is the cover for my new book Surviving Examples of Early Plate Armour 1300-1430, Volume I: Bascinets.

Layout is complete! Just another pass of editing.

it is a bit over 300 pages in length and catalogs 130 Bascinets and/or bascinet visors.

Volume II will be other head defenses such as great bascinets, great helms, kettle hats, early armets, etc...
Volume III will be defenses for the limbs.
Volume IV will be defenses for the body and other pieces that do not fit as neatly into the other catalogs.

[wcallen]

OK, so when and where do we order? We want to make sure your first day sales are worthy of the work.

Wade

[Keegan Ingrassia]

Whoop! You just made my month! And I second Wade's question.

[George fH]

Yes- so looking forward to this. Awaiting for a moment to spend some money.

[J.G.Elmslie]

300 pages per volume?

Cant promise I'll be buying it right away, as my poor suffering bank balance may whimper at the idea of it, but I'll certainly try to get copies of each as they come out if I can.

[iohndemar]

Looks very interesting. Where do I throw my money?

[Kindyr]

And is there a ballpark on what each volume will cost? Would be nice to know how much I need to be setting aside for when it is finally available.

[Sean Powell]

Never met an armor book I didn't like. Where do I send the money?

Sean

[Talbot]

The book will be available from Freelance Academy press. Price has not been determined yet.

[Rodney]

This is very welcome news!

[doner765]

hopefully i will be able to get my hands on one!!:)

[Mark D. Chapman]

Nice. Does it have lots of picures??

Mark

[Ingelri]

More fine armour books. Awesome.

[Talbot]

Every piece is illustrated in two different ways with line art. Where photographs are available I included them. That part is uneven.

[Signo]

Just for curiosity: this book contains even visors that have no matching bascinet with them ?
If so, is there the Stibber keyhole visor? I want to know if I can brag to have helped research

[Talbot]

You can brag about it. I included the pictures you gave me.

[Signo]

That's GREAT! Ahahahhaha

[AaronT]

Whomp wow!
Looking forward to it, keep us updated.

[Sean Powell]

Is there an expected publication date? I need to start saving pennies for too many different books. :/

Sean

[Talbot]

Soon. I would expect summer.

[mephit]

Excellent to hear. I join the others in waiting with baited breath!

[Tom B.]

Any update?

[Tom B.]

I just saw a Facebook announcment from Freelance Academy Press that they just sent 5 books out for printing. Presumably this is one of them.

[wcallen]

I don't think we can presume anything.

Doug, what is the current availability date? We want to help your book look like a blockbuster.

Wade

[Kel Rekuta]

Yes please.

[Gryndar]

Whoohoo...... I'll be getting one as well.

[SirOlafr]

Awesome, awesome, awesome!

[Pietro da Montalcino]

Has this book made it to the printers yet? I want to make sure that I haven't missed it.

[Otto von Teich]

Glad I saw this thread, been looking forward to this for years!

[Pietro da Montalcino]

I really hope this book is released soon. I just found a 14 page excerpt and I need to read all 300 pages asap.

Here is the link to wet your appetite.
https://www.academia.edu/4263941/Excerp ... _Bascinets

[Otto von Teich]

Dougs worked hard on this for a loooong looong time making sure he had as much info as he could gather. That and the fact that he really knows his 14th century stuff, Its just gotta be good!

[Pietro da Montalcino]

No info on a release date?

[Pietro da Montalcino]

Any update on the release date? Is the book still at the publishers?

[RandallMoffett]

I asked Talbot recently as I had not heard anything and worried I had missed it. Sounds like they are hoping for later this year.

I'll let Talbot get on if he has any more details or corrections to my comment.

RPM

[Talbot]

I hope It will be out soon. It is no longer in my hands--all at the publisher's pacing.