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A new catalogue of military equipment - mcbishop - 07-27-2005
Available from Oxbow and including both published and unpublished stuff:
Evan M Chapman A Catalogue of Roman Military Equipment in the National Museum of Wales Archaeopress BAR S388, 2005
ISBN 1841718262
£30
Not seen it yet, but I hear good reports of it.
Mike Bishop
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - Tarbicus - 08-01-2005
Cheers Mike - ordered.
But...when will David Brown have it? - richsc - 08-01-2005
Sigh, David Brown is always six months behind Oxbow.
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - Quintius Clavus - 08-02-2005
Regarding David Brown Books, I will wait a bit, then drive the 12 or so miles to their warehouse in Oakville, CT and buy it off the shelf. They let people in during the week. They don't store by subject but by title, so as long as I have a title, I'll be able to locate it.
Marcus Quintius Clavus/Quinton
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - Marcus Mummius - 11-02-2006
Has anyone got this book? Is it good? What's in it?
Vale,
Jef
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 11-02-2006
I have it.
It's a catalogue "sensu stricto". So, don't wait a didactic book or so. It have good explanations. The graphics are only photos of the pieces and some maps.
The pieces are:
Some sword parts, including hilts, pommels, pieces of scabbards. Interesting are some examples of spatha chapes, both in metal and in bone.
pugio parts, including 3 complete sheaths and 3/4 blades.
Spear and pila points and ferrules.
Plumbatae: 3 points, one of them with the lead weight.
A huge collection of bone bow laths.
Arrowheads, Bolt-heads and caltrops
Segmentata fittings.
Hamata hooks.
Squamata scales.
Two cheeckpieces of helmets, a lot of helmet handles and suports for plumes.
Shield parts: fragments of umbo and metal reinforcments.
Belt pieces: a good collection of buckles of all periods. Including some openwork plates of II/III century. Very intersting is a complete buckle plate with dolphin's heads surmounted by revese horse heads, of IV/V century.
Horse harnesses and pendants of all the kinds.
One parade armour piece.
One complete beneficiarius point.
If you have some question, don't hesitate to ask me.
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - Marcus Mummius - 11-02-2006
Thank you Lucius, that's just the information I hoped for! Are the pictures good and detailed?
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 11-02-2006
Don't have pictures, only photos.
There are not bad, but is not the better aspect of the book... :roll:
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - Marcus Mummius - 11-02-2006
Quote:Don't have pictures, only photos.
There are not bad, but is not the better aspect of the book... :roll:
photo's is what I meant with pictures. So it consists mainly out of diagrams (=rawings of the pieces)?
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 11-02-2006
sorry!
:oops:
Yes, not drawings. only pictures/photos all in black and white and at scale (many of them at 1:1)
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - Marcus Mummius - 11-02-2006
Aha I see, thanks! So what is the best aspect of this book if it's not the photos?
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - aitor iriarte - 11-02-2006
IMHO, no pic can match a set of good archaeological drawings from one object and that is the problem with many finds catalogue. It seems the the publishers cannot afford the costs of having the objects properly drawn... :evil:
Well, at least a B/W pic is always better than nothing at all! :wink:
Aitor
Re: A new catalogue of military equipment - Marcus Mummius - 11-02-2006
So in the end, is this book worth buying?