06-14-2004, 04:55 PM
Ave Dr. Bishop,<br>
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I've been perusing through Curle, in particular this time around the leather section (chapt. 9 pics after page 150, plate xix). I'm very curious to know your take on those patches, tie patches, and pockets. On the one hand, the tie patches seem very well suited to tent construction, and in fact look very much like what appears on Dr. Junkelmans tents, yet it discusses them as "clothing" ties (unless I've misread-entirely possible). Would this, inconjunction with the mention of short or knee length leather tunics, mean these are pieces of subarmalis? Or, is it being suggested that the actual tunics were leather. Or are these perhaps just tie points for cloaks, where all the accompanying woven fabric has dissappeared? And the pockets? How might those be incoporated into a tunic, or are they perhaps even pants pockets? I suppose if a tunic was closely fitted around the torso, you could include a pocket which would remain accessible. A loosely fit leather tunic would seem to take too much valuable material, and be far too bulky to be practical anyway.<br>
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Thanks, Jared Fleury<br>
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I've been perusing through Curle, in particular this time around the leather section (chapt. 9 pics after page 150, plate xix). I'm very curious to know your take on those patches, tie patches, and pockets. On the one hand, the tie patches seem very well suited to tent construction, and in fact look very much like what appears on Dr. Junkelmans tents, yet it discusses them as "clothing" ties (unless I've misread-entirely possible). Would this, inconjunction with the mention of short or knee length leather tunics, mean these are pieces of subarmalis? Or, is it being suggested that the actual tunics were leather. Or are these perhaps just tie points for cloaks, where all the accompanying woven fabric has dissappeared? And the pockets? How might those be incoporated into a tunic, or are they perhaps even pants pockets? I suppose if a tunic was closely fitted around the torso, you could include a pocket which would remain accessible. A loosely fit leather tunic would seem to take too much valuable material, and be far too bulky to be practical anyway.<br>
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Thanks, Jared Fleury<br>
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