11-11-2008, 09:05 PM
Hi,
1. Useful link, Sasha. Laudes.
2. I'd like to throw my 10 cent in here for praise and criticism, as i bought the book today.
First, it's as good as any book on that subject can get, especially considering available space (58 pages) and price (13,50€ -- bound !). For other goods you could easily consider this being "exceptional value for the money".
It is a very good introduction to the subject and holds a lot of new informations for the advanced reader, too.
It contains worthwile and well-written "excursions" (4 !) on the relations between Rome and the Sassanid Emoire in the 3rd cent A.D., on restoration techniques, the Magnentius ursurpation and its results and last but not least about late roman helmets with "crest-badge" (? dunno whether i translated "hohe Kammscheibe" correctly here?) .
All in all a brief "look-about" towards the topics indirectly related to the exhibition.
Second, as there "always is falling a little rain into each's life" there are some points open to criticism, however.
The tables could have been larger and the colours used could have been a bit more suitable for older people in terms of size of the fonts used and related things like e.g. the colouring could have been better suited for older people and people with "red-green viewing problems.
It is not as bad though as in the catalogue of "Von Augustus bis Attila- Leben am ungarischen Donaulimes"(From Augustus to Attila- Life on the hungarian part of the Danube Limes) where you needed a good magnifying glass because a lesser one wouldn't do.
They do have a problem with misprints here, especially some in correct dates (numbers !) explain their lapses on the dating of the helmets that they first published on their website.
(Weeelllll, if you do calculate with Roman Numbers all day, you seem to get into trouble using Arabic Numbers, don't you ?! :wink: )
And they could have published a more COMPLETE list of the helmets with photographs and drawings the same way they exhit it at the Museum.
As I understand there will be a more concise and complete publication to come. (?!)
All in All: Only minor criticism though, I think.
So: Heartily recommended, not only if you speak german: go out and buy it !
And---- get yo a**** up and into to the RGZM, Mainz. :wink:
If small is beautiful, folks-- this exhibition sure is !
(Or in other words: a reenactor's (wet ?) dream come true !)
---------And it's FREEEE !!
Greez
Simplex
Ah well, one piece of the exhibition certainly is to end all discussions on that topic:
The shield is convex and oval. No need for discussion there anymore ! :wink:
Oh yes .... I forgot that they mentioned "our" A. Iriarte here on page 57 :
"Abb./Pic. 18 [Berkassove-Reconstruction]: V. Iserhardt(RGZM) after copy in RGZM; A. Iriarte: Reconstructing the iron core from the Deurne helmet, Journal of Roman Military Equipmen Studies 7, 1996, Abb. 2
Required reading !
OT-Remark: Helmets: Twelve, Ships: Nill -- in case you need otherwise go to the Museum für Antike Schiffahrt -- also in Mainz !
1. Useful link, Sasha. Laudes.
2. I'd like to throw my 10 cent in here for praise and criticism, as i bought the book today.
First, it's as good as any book on that subject can get, especially considering available space (58 pages) and price (13,50€ -- bound !). For other goods you could easily consider this being "exceptional value for the money".
It is a very good introduction to the subject and holds a lot of new informations for the advanced reader, too.
It contains worthwile and well-written "excursions" (4 !) on the relations between Rome and the Sassanid Emoire in the 3rd cent A.D., on restoration techniques, the Magnentius ursurpation and its results and last but not least about late roman helmets with "crest-badge" (? dunno whether i translated "hohe Kammscheibe" correctly here?) .
All in all a brief "look-about" towards the topics indirectly related to the exhibition.
Second, as there "always is falling a little rain into each's life" there are some points open to criticism, however.
The tables could have been larger and the colours used could have been a bit more suitable for older people in terms of size of the fonts used and related things like e.g. the colouring could have been better suited for older people and people with "red-green viewing problems.
It is not as bad though as in the catalogue of "Von Augustus bis Attila- Leben am ungarischen Donaulimes"(From Augustus to Attila- Life on the hungarian part of the Danube Limes) where you needed a good magnifying glass because a lesser one wouldn't do.
They do have a problem with misprints here, especially some in correct dates (numbers !) explain their lapses on the dating of the helmets that they first published on their website.
(Weeelllll, if you do calculate with Roman Numbers all day, you seem to get into trouble using Arabic Numbers, don't you ?! :wink: )
And they could have published a more COMPLETE list of the helmets with photographs and drawings the same way they exhit it at the Museum.
As I understand there will be a more concise and complete publication to come. (?!)
All in All: Only minor criticism though, I think.
So: Heartily recommended, not only if you speak german: go out and buy it !
And---- get yo a**** up and into to the RGZM, Mainz. :wink:
If small is beautiful, folks-- this exhibition sure is !
(Or in other words: a reenactor's (wet ?) dream come true !)
---------And it's FREEEE !!
Greez
Simplex
Ah well, one piece of the exhibition certainly is to end all discussions on that topic:
The shield is convex and oval. No need for discussion there anymore ! :wink:
Oh yes .... I forgot that they mentioned "our" A. Iriarte here on page 57 :
"Abb./Pic. 18 [Berkassove-Reconstruction]: V. Iserhardt(RGZM) after copy in RGZM; A. Iriarte: Reconstructing the iron core from the Deurne helmet, Journal of Roman Military Equipmen Studies 7, 1996, Abb. 2
Required reading !
OT-Remark: Helmets: Twelve, Ships: Nill -- in case you need otherwise go to the Museum für Antike Schiffahrt -- also in Mainz !
Siggi K.
