09-16-2009, 04:25 PM
This seems to be my lucky day!
Thank you for the interesting back ground information. I personally have no problem with accepting that leather has substantial protective value. My issue is only that I cannot see why anybody would have come up with the specific designs for leather armour proposed by Mr. D'Amato where there were in my opinion more functional and well-established designs for non-metallic armour (namely the tube-and-yoke).
Re. the Amendola, it is not the Phrygian cap shape which worries me as much as the free floating reinforcement bar at the back of the helmet.
Still a wonderful book - my congratulations on your lovely plates.
Thank you for the interesting back ground information. I personally have no problem with accepting that leather has substantial protective value. My issue is only that I cannot see why anybody would have come up with the specific designs for leather armour proposed by Mr. D'Amato where there were in my opinion more functional and well-established designs for non-metallic armour (namely the tube-and-yoke).
Re. the Amendola, it is not the Phrygian cap shape which worries me as much as the free floating reinforcement bar at the back of the helmet.
Still a wonderful book - my congratulations on your lovely plates.
Regards,
Jens Horstkotte
Munich, Germany
Jens Horstkotte
Munich, Germany