08-09-2013, 11:21 AM
Beaby, M and Richardson, T. (1997) Hardened Leather Armour. Leeds:Royal Armouries Yearbook
The above would seem to be the ideal article to get hold of.
It has been mooted that such objects as the leather shield, which survived for two and a half thousand years, found at Clonbrin in Ireland must have had some form of hardening treatment, additional to the 'moulding when wet and drying' found in basic cuir bouilli treatments.
I have just come across this:
"In 1278 for a tournament in Windsor 38 cuirasses of cuir boulli were made by Milo the Currier: he was supplied with ‘Carda’ canvas to line them with."
So Medieval usage married moulded leather with textile in the manufacture of armour - of course we cannot know if the lining was applied during the moulding of the leather or afterwards.
The above would seem to be the ideal article to get hold of.
It has been mooted that such objects as the leather shield, which survived for two and a half thousand years, found at Clonbrin in Ireland must have had some form of hardening treatment, additional to the 'moulding when wet and drying' found in basic cuir bouilli treatments.
I have just come across this:
"In 1278 for a tournament in Windsor 38 cuirasses of cuir boulli were made by Milo the Currier: he was supplied with ‘Carda’ canvas to line them with."
So Medieval usage married moulded leather with textile in the manufacture of armour - of course we cannot know if the lining was applied during the moulding of the leather or afterwards.
Martin
Fac me cocleario vomere!
Fac me cocleario vomere!
