02-22-2006, 07:04 PM
Quote:Good job, Florian!
But, Travis, you're increasingly making me a merrier man!!! D
A lace... OMG! :lol:
It could be intended to link both rows of halfround lappets to the subarmalis or just to make the subarmalis fit tighter att eh hips, exactly where it becomes apparent emerging from under the cuirass... :o
A pity that you haven't got better close-ups of the best examples...
Anyway, you're great!!
Aitor
Thanks!
here's a better view.
You can see how the lace threads through the cylindrical bead or ferule and then back into the tongue pterugion. On many examples they show the holes. I like the idea that these are used to secure the tongue pteruges to each other and the subarmalis.
Also a better detail of the patterning on a pterugion
Notice the diamond weave pattern. This is very similar to a weft faced weave.
Travis
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