10-20-2011, 11:32 AM
Salvete,
I just received this book from my local dealer yesterday:
Nalazi rimske vojne opreme u Hrvatskoj = Finds of the Roman military equipment in Croatia. Zagreb, 2010. ISBN 978-953-6789-51-1
It was made for the ROMEC last year in Croatia, so anybody who attended may be familiar with it. The book is a real treasure chest with a complete catalogue of military equipment finds in Croatia complete with English text.
Many of the items have long been published (in particular in Militaria Sisciensia), although some I have seen for the first time in colour photos since their original publication by Hoffiller in the 1910s.
Highlights for me include:
2 beautiful bronze Weisenau helmets from Burnum, one complete and one fragmented, plus a fitting cheek piece (These were apparently already published in 2009 in Tomislav Separovic, Nikolina Uroda - Antička zbirka Muzeja hrvatskih arheoloških spomenika (=Ancient Roman Collection of the Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments ?), Katalozi i monografije, Muzej Hrvatskih Arheolozkih Spomenika No. 17, Muzej hrvatskih arheolozkih spomenika, ISBN9536803208, 9789536803200, Split 2009)
and
1 bronze Niederbieber helmet (river find).
The most spectacular item form is a whole bunch of hitherto unpublished Intercisa style helmets from Osijek.
One remarkable piece has the typical "horned" feature with facing animal heads at the terminals of the horns embossed on the top of the bowl. This specimen together with the winged victory on one of the Koblenz cheek pieces makes one think that many of these helmets may been more similar in appearance to earlier style helmets than has been believed.
There is also a treasure trove of other equipment, swords, daggers, plumbata, and tons of fittings some of which I believe have not been published before.
Although I have not yet read a single line of the text I am already very happy with this book!
I just received this book from my local dealer yesterday:
Nalazi rimske vojne opreme u Hrvatskoj = Finds of the Roman military equipment in Croatia. Zagreb, 2010. ISBN 978-953-6789-51-1
It was made for the ROMEC last year in Croatia, so anybody who attended may be familiar with it. The book is a real treasure chest with a complete catalogue of military equipment finds in Croatia complete with English text.
Many of the items have long been published (in particular in Militaria Sisciensia), although some I have seen for the first time in colour photos since their original publication by Hoffiller in the 1910s.
Highlights for me include:
2 beautiful bronze Weisenau helmets from Burnum, one complete and one fragmented, plus a fitting cheek piece (These were apparently already published in 2009 in Tomislav Separovic, Nikolina Uroda - Antička zbirka Muzeja hrvatskih arheoloških spomenika (=Ancient Roman Collection of the Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments ?), Katalozi i monografije, Muzej Hrvatskih Arheolozkih Spomenika No. 17, Muzej hrvatskih arheolozkih spomenika, ISBN9536803208, 9789536803200, Split 2009)
and
1 bronze Niederbieber helmet (river find).
The most spectacular item form is a whole bunch of hitherto unpublished Intercisa style helmets from Osijek.
One remarkable piece has the typical "horned" feature with facing animal heads at the terminals of the horns embossed on the top of the bowl. This specimen together with the winged victory on one of the Koblenz cheek pieces makes one think that many of these helmets may been more similar in appearance to earlier style helmets than has been believed.
There is also a treasure trove of other equipment, swords, daggers, plumbata, and tons of fittings some of which I believe have not been published before.
Although I have not yet read a single line of the text I am already very happy with this book!
Regards,
Jens Horstkotte
Munich, Germany
Jens Horstkotte
Munich, Germany
